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Oklahoma’s Jail Mortality Rate Ranks Second in Nation

by Keaton Ross February 9, 2021February 9, 2021

A first-of-its-kind Reuters News investigation found that 148 inmates in Oklahoma’s 11 largest county jails died from 2009 to 2019.

After Capitol Siege, Pro-Trump Legislators in Oklahoma Stand By Election Challenge

by Trevor Brown January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

Coronavirus Response, Budget Among Top Priorities for Legislative Leaders

by Trevor Brown December 9, 2020December 20, 2020

Government, Public Money

Lobbyist Spending Nears Record Levels

by Trevor Brown June 17, 2019December 5, 2019

Government, Public Money

Making the Cut: What Lawmakers Did, and Didn’t Do, This Year

by Trevor Brown and Paul Monies May 23, 2019June 25, 2020

Donations to Lawmakers Keep Flowing Even As They Vote on Bills

by Trevor Brown May 6, 2019October 28, 2019

Criminal Justice

Five Questions Surrounding Criminal Justice Reform Bills

by Paul Monies April 26, 2019October 28, 2019

Bucking Ethics Proposal, Legislators Become Lobbyists

by Trevor Brown February 19, 2019October 28, 2019

Annotating Stitt’s ‘State of the State’ Speech: What He Proposed, and Omitted

by Jeff Raymond, Trevor Brown, Paul Monies and Jennifer Palmer February 4, 2019October 28, 2019

The Failed Effort to Bring Transparency to Groups Lobbying on Legislation

by Paul Monies January 24, 2019October 28, 2019