Oklahoma Watch
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Long-distance placements make it more difficult for youths in foster care to see their siblings and hinder parents who are working to reunite with their children.
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In Oklahoma, most eviction records remain publicly available indefinitely unless they are sealed or expunged by a judge.
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The Department of Education overpaid at least $290,000 in teacher bonuses and is working to claw back the money mere months after it was distributed. Nine teachers have been issued demands for repayment.
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After several scandals and turnover in agency leadership, some Oklahoma lawmakers are rethinking their efforts to give the governor direct appointment power over the largest state agencies.
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The deployments drew criticism from Democrats because border security historically is a federal responsibility and National Guard soldiers and airmen called up for that role had fewer enforcement powers than U.S. Border Patrol agents.
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Election reform advocates fear dark money spending will once again accelerate during the 2024 election cycle
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Two teachers under investigation for inappropriate behavior with students will retire from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, a state-funded high school for academically advanced juniors and seniors.
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Latino legislators, business owners and community members are playing politics in Oklahoma with the long game in mind.
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Oklahoma was one of four states where more than 1% of male residents were serving a prison sentence of one year or longer.
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Half didn’t have any A.P. classes at all.