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Automatic Expungement, Easier Medical Parole and Better Good-Time Credits: Oklahoma’s Criminal Justice Reforms

Oklahoma has signed a law creating an automated expungement system that advocates say will clear records for more than 300,000 Oklahomans with nonviolent convictions and pardoned offenses. The law ...
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Oklahoma “Joan of Arc” Waged Prescient State Farm Battle

A binder of internal State Farm documents compiled by a whistleblower with Oklahoma roots has surfaced at an Oklahoma City law office, offering a 30-year window into the company's corporate philosophy ...
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Election Year Politics Killed Oklahoma’s Eviction Reform Bills, Advocates Say

Oklahoma's tenant protection bills failed this legislative session, leaving renters without new legal remedies against problem landlords. House Bill 2015, which would have given courts power to hold ...
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Audio Stories: May 11, 2026

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Campaign Contribution May Have Scuttled Investment Advisory Bid

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. A campaign donation to Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ from the owner of an ...
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Were all 36 votes against a recently passed bill that bans child marriage cast by Republican lawmakers?

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Senate Bill 504, which removed exceptions in the law that allowed minors to ...
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Is about 80% of the cotton and 40% of the winter wheat raised in the United States exported?

According to the USDA Economic Research Service, 85% of the 14.3 million bales of cotton and 38% of the 1.2 billion bushels ...
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Legislature Sends Four State Questions to the Ballot

The Legislature adjourned sine die last week, but is counting on Oklahoma voters to approve several policies. Four legislatively-referred state questions will appear on the ballot in 2026: two in ...
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Oklahoma’s Education Overhaul: What’s Changing in Schools Next Year

Warner middle school students spend their spare time after lunch outside chatting or playing sports. (Rip Stell/For Oklahoma Watch) Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let ...
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Session Watch: Week 15

Oklahoma’s legislative session ended Thursday after partisan infighting, social media sniping and delays stalled action on ...
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Record Highs, Bottom Rankings: Oklahoma’s Education Spending Gap Explained

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. State lawmakers are touting historic education spending levels, but Oklahoma ...