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As Tulsa’s next mayor, Monroe Nichols wants to increase housing, decommission homeless encampments

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Written By: Garrett Yalch (TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Mayor-elect Monroe Nichols has set an assertive course for his first 100 days in office, focusing on what he sees as the city’s most...

One group thinks open primary elections in Oklahoma could boost voter turnout

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(OKLAHOMA) A group is seeking to boost voter participation in Oklahoma by opening primary elections to all voters, regardless of political party.   Read this story on The Frontier...

Detainees at the Oklahoma County jail got to vote this year

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Written By: Maddy Keyes and Brianna Bailey (OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla.) Eligible voters at the Oklahoma County Detention Center got mail-in ballots ahead of Election Day this year.  Read...

An Oklahoma grand jury issues a scathing report, but no indictments on federal education money

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Written By: Clifton Adcock (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) An Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury probe into the state’s management of federal educational relief money found a lack of safeguards for...

In Oklahoma, the search for an effective bullying response continues

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Written By: Ari Fife If you or a loved one are experiencing thoughts of suicide, call 988, Oklahoma’s mental health lifeline.  (OKMULGEE, Okla.) Eli was a vibrant 12-year-old who liked...

With few other options, Oklahoma County jail officials approve a new deal with Turn Key Health Clinics after company threatens to walk out

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Written By: Brianna Bailey (OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla.) The Oklahoma County jail trust has approved a $7.4-million deal with medical provider Turn Key Health Clinics after the company said...

Three prisoners died at an Oklahoma private prison after guards skipped security checks and falsified records

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Written By: Ashlynd Huffman (LAWTON, Okla.) Matthew Treat died of a fentanyl overdose on his bunk at Oklahoma’s last remaining private prison. When guards found his body, he had been...

At the Oklahoma County jail, a lack of staff means security checks often get skipped

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Written By: Maddy Keyes (OKLAHOMA COUNTY, Okla.) No one came to help when Dina “Latrell” Kirven collapsed at the Oklahoma County Detention Center.  Read this story on The Frontier...

As Kevin Stitt called for more election spending transparency, his supporters used dark money to hide donors

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Written by: Clifton Adcock (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) When he took the podium before a joint session of the Oklahoma Legislature to deliver his 2023 State of the State address, Gov. Kevin...

Prosecutors drop charges against seven former staffers accused of abuse at Oklahoma center for people with developmental disabilities

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Written By: Kayla Branch (ENID, Okla.) The Garfield County District Attorney’s Office has dropped charges against seven former staff members accused of systemic abuse at an Enid center...