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A Tulsa political operative used his grandmother’s name to set up political action committees
Oklahoma
Written By: Clifton Adcock
(TULSA, Okla.) A 77-year-old McLoud woman told The Frontier she let her grandson use her name for a network of secretive political groups involved in several...
‘Total freefall’: Oklahoma faces deadline to fix broken mental health system as long wait times persist
Oklahoma
Photo Credit: Brianna Bailey/The Frontier
Written By: Brianna Bailey and Sierra Pfeifer, KOSU
This story was produced in partnership with KOSU
(OKLAHOMA) Shron Parker had been waiting...
A Look Back: Funding for Oklahoma victims’ compensation drops after justice reforms
Oklahoma
Written By: Clifton Adcock
(OKLAHOMA) Funding for a state program that gives money to crime victims has continued to decline over the past several years and a growing percentage of...
Oklahoma counties with more marijuana grows saw property values surge, study finds
Oklahoma
Written By: Clifton Adcock
(OKLAHOMA) Housing prices, particularly in rural areas, are up significantly since Oklahoma legalized medical marijuana, according to a new study.
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A bill Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed could have helped get state money to solve cases of missing and murdered Indigenous people
Oklahoma
Photo Courtesy: Ari Fife/The Frontier
Written By: Ari Fife
(OKLAHOMA) A bill that Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed could have made it easier for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to get...
Tulsa Mayor says budget cuts won’t derail his goal of eliminating homelessness
Oklahoma
Photo Credit: Ashlynd Huffman/The Frontier
Written By: Garret Yalch
(TULSA, Okla.) Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols said the city will continue to push forward on housing and homelessness...
Legislation aims to cut some court fees that keep some Oklahomans trapped in ‘debtor’s prison’
Oklahoma
Written By: Ashlynd Huffman
(OKLAHOMA) After spending 17 years living in a prison cell, John Standfill looked forward to having his own place after his 2022 release. He said he’s...
Before embezzlement scheme was revealed, Tulsa schools executives secretly planned departure of the man involved
Oklahoma
Written By: Garrett Yalch
(TULSA, Okla.) Months before a high-level embezzlement scheme at Tulsa Public Schools was uncovered, former superintendent Deborah Gist and her deputies were...
A bill would let Oklahoma detention centers apply for ‘get out of jail free’ cards from health and safety standards
Oklahoma
Written By: Brianna Bailey
(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) After failed health inspections at most of Oklahoma’s county detention centers, a bill at the Legislature would allow jailers to ask the...
Oklahoma’s marijuana underworld worth over $100 billion, new estimates show
Oklahoma
Written By: Garrett Yalch
(OKLAHOMA) Oklahoma’s illicit marijuana market may now be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, according to new statistics presented Friday by the Oklahoma...