Oklahoma Watch

Legislation to designate the site of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 as a national monument breezed through the Senate last month, but its path through the House is less certain.

Most criminal justice reform conversations at the Capitol focused on making the reintegration process easier as a strategy to reduce recidivism.

Oklahoma released names and tax credit amounts for thousands of residents using the Parental Choice Tax Credit, which mostly benefited higher-income families. The data release came after months of delay and pressure from Oklahoma Watch under the state’s transparency laws.

Oklahoma law says anyone who has ever scored 76 or higher on an IQ test is competent to die for their crime. Science says otherwise.

Democratic lawmaker Rep. Andy Fugate is suing Gov. Kevin Stitt over an executive order mandating state employees return to the office.

Delayed 2024 shortfall payments from HUD combined with federal budget battles have Oklahoma Housing Authorities concerned for the future of Section 8.

Scores plummeted in 2022 across the nation in the first data collection since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Superintendent Ryan Walters isn’t just talking about buying Bibles for schools.

Oklahoma lawmakers significantly boosted funding for crisis pregnancy centers, two years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. It’s part of a wave of new funding for the mostly religious-affiliated nonprofits in states that have outlawed abortion.

In a unanimous decision, the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Edmond Public Schools in a battle over books in its school libraries.