The high court’s ruling could affect the feasibility of voter-led efforts to get policy questions on the ballot. ow.ly/nCXa50XtRAT
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Elizabeth Caldwell on allegations at a Coweta middle school and a man’s vigilante-style response. Jake Ramsey on Barbara Grimm’s eviction and the lack of tenant representation. Jennifer Palmer on Lindel Fields’ push to lengthen Oklahoma’s school year.
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Brittany Sanchez gave birth to her first child while shackled to a hospital bed. Despite another person's confession, Sanchez served multiple sentences and spent years torn from her children.
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Jennifer Palmer’s latest story dives into the recently released student test scores from the spring. Keaton Ross discusses a recent interim study on the issue of dark money spending in Oklahoma elections. Jennifer Palmer talks about the newly appointed Lindel Fields.
Long Story Short: Education Department Releases Student Test Scores - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma Watch · Education Department Releases Student Test Scores Jennifer Palmer’s latest story dives into the recently released student test scores from the spring. Keaton Ross discusses a recent i...
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Gov. Stitt’s Operation SAFE led to the displacement of hundreds of homeless people in Tulsa, making it harder for them to access resources and stretching shelters thin.
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Payne County District Judge Michael Kulling’s rejection of a key OSSAA argument in the case of four teenage basketball players attempting to transfer from one school to another raises questions about a century-old Oklahoma organization.
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Is Edmond among the best school districts in the nation? #Edmond #OKLAED @factbriefs
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Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is directing the $2 billion Tobacco Endowment Settlement Trust’s new investment consultant to rank fund managers by alignment with so-called Oklahoma values. #okgov #okleg #DEI #ESG #tobacco
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Keaton Ross on the cost of phone calls more than doubled with minimal notice. Jake Ramsey on the high number of renters in the state who are considered to be extremely low income. Paul Monies examined recent votes against renewable projects by the commissioners of the Land Office.
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Riding a grassroots wave of anti-renewable energy sentiments, Oklahoma officials in charge of state school land have voted down leases for solar and wind projects in the past year. #okgov #okleg #renewables
