Oklahoma Watch

A father and son from Texas, Asa and Philip Cascavilla, are buying up property in Tulsa restricted to low-income tenants and booting them out.

One estimate showed Oklahoma could lose $628 million in 2029, a 39.3% reduction.

Since the McGirt decision, cases involving missing or murdered Native Americans have been mired in confusion and a lack of police collaboration.

The state’s review of social studies textbooks is underway for the first time since Superintendent Ryan Walters added references to Christianity, morality and election denialism to what teachers should teach.

Oklahoma is sixth in the nation for the highest eviction rates.

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.