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Study: Oklahoma Prosecutors Are Strong Lobbyists

State lawmakers passed almost 60% of prosecutor-backed bills from 2015 to 2018.

by Keaton Ross June 15, 2021June 14, 2021

Oklahoma’s ID PROBLEM

‘Megacenters’ Coming to OKC, Tulsa for Real ID Delays

Oklahoma’s Driver’s License System In Disarray, Still

As GOP Majority Grows, Fewer Democratic-Led Bills Make it Through Oklahoma’s Legislature

Epic’s New Board Chair Founded a Charter School. Its Start Has Been Rocky

What Oklahoma Lawmakers Did and Didn’t Do on Criminal Justice This Session

Tulsa Race Massacre

Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial: ‘The Blood Is Still Speaking’

Tulsa Race Massacre: Elected Officials On When They Learned About It And How It Influences Them

Tulsa Race Massacre Prayer Room Highlights Churches’ 1921 Sins, Seeks Healing

In Memoriam

A Digital Memorial To Oklahomans Who Died

In Remembering OKC Bombing Victims, Experts See Lessons for Grieving COVID Losses

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Mental Health

How Rural School Counselors Confront Life in a ‘Mental Health Desert’

Inside Oklahoma’s Police Training For Mental Health 911 Calls

Oklahoma City Mental Health Emergencies Outpace Police Trained To Handle Them

Video: The Gun Debate

Nursing Home Ratings

Domestic Abuse: Shallow Justice

Education

Examining the Impact: How Oklahoma’s New Laws Will Affect You

Flowers For Greenwood: What Moore First-Graders Learned About the Tulsa Race Massacre

Criminal Justice

Outgoing AG Hunter Dismisses Attempted Bribery Charges Against Stitt Cabinet Member

State Corrections Board Votes to Extend Private Prison Contract

Prisoner’s Mother: ‘You Never Know When It Could Be Your Family Member’

Sen. Inhofe Wants to Give Police $7.5 million For Mental Health Training

Public Health

How Federal Pandemic Relief Funds Were Allocated To Oklahoma Schools

How Four Oklahoma School Leaders View Federal Relief Funds

Visitors, Volunteers Return to Oklahoma Prisons as Cases Drop, Vaccine Access Widens

Government

Oklahoma’s Legislature Fast-Tracks Multi-Billion Budget Bill, Again

Breaking Down A State Budget Featuring Personal And Corporate Income Tax Cuts

Oklahoma Watch’s Trevor Brown earns Writer of Year Honors in Great Plains Journalism Contest

ELECTIONS

Takeaways From Oklahoma’s New Legislative Redistricting Plan

Oklahoma Lawmakers Report Large Campaign Reserves After 2020 Races

After Setting Record, Should Oklahoma End Straight-Ticket Voting?

Children

Bills To Watch After Oklahoma’s First Legislative Deadline Passes

State Offers Child Care Subsidy to Parents, But Providers Group Objects

Revisiting Our Series: Conversations