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State officials have released a list of 85 public schools in Oklahoma that spent anywhere from $76,000 to more than $1 million per school to build safe rooms for students. Continue Reading →
Use this interactive graphic to learn how the Legislature voted on 10 key or interesting bills during the recent session. Continue Reading →
Little in the national Storm Prediction Center's summary of U.S. tornado activity through April suggested Oklahoma was about to suffer a tornado assault. Continue Reading →
This interactive wheel lets you track the state budget by category -- and see changes over last year and since 2009. Continue Reading →
Hospitals in Oklahoma charge very different amounts for the same medical treatment, even within a city or community. Now, with this interactive, you can see what those charges are. Continue Reading →
About one in five Oklahomans under the age of 65 do not have health insurance, giving the state the sixth highest uninsured rate in the nation. Continue Reading →
Obesity is one of the most visible and tragic killers in Oklahoma. With this interactive, see how obesity has changed, county by county, over time. Continue Reading →
An Oklahoma Watch searchable database allows you to find out how third graders in your school or district scored on the statewide reading test. Continue Reading →
Despite recent rainfall, levels at most lakes that are primary sources of water for some large Oklahoma cities remain below historic averages. Data collected by Oklahoma Watch, and translated into charts accompanying maps below, indicate that eight of the 10 lakes used by Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Norman, Lawton and Stillwater are significantly below normal levels. The blue lines on the charts represent lake elevations over time. Red lines represent the lake’s normal levels. Click on any city’s name to go directly to the map showing that city’s water sources. Continue Reading →
When it comes to living a long and healthy life, Oklahoma is not a state with reason to boast. Its issues with heart disease, lung cancer, infant mortality, obesity and diabetes are well-known. What they all add up to is one of the nation’s lowest life-expectancy rates. In 2007, the latest year for which data is available from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, which does health research, Oklahoma ranked fifth lowest among states and the District of Columbia in average life expectancy. People born in Oklahoma in 2007 are expected to live on average 75.6 years, compared with 78.6 nationally. Continue Reading →