Oklahoma Watch · Parents Swallow Junk Fees to Pay for School Lunches Keaton Ross reports on the cancellation of a $74M prison food contract. Paul Monies covers Treasurer Todd Russ’ push against ...

Oklahoma alone produced 9% of the nation’s wind energy in 2023, and the top 5 states in wind energy generation produced 59%.

No arrest or criminal conviction is required for Oklahoma law enforcement officers to seize funds they believe are linked to criminal activity. Gov. Kevin Stitt called for change in February 2024, but ...

Haley Parsley is a graduate student at the University of Maryland. She is a summer 2025 intern at Oklahoma Watch with support from the Nonprofit Newsroom Internship Program created by The Scripps ...

Private companies managing student lunch accounts charge families fees to make deposits. Sending money is easy and convenient, but the seemingly innocuous fees can really add up.

Aramark, a competing bidder, successfully challenged the Department of Corrections’ $74 million deal with the Trinity ...

While House Resolution 1, which passed the House on May 22, previously included a clause that would ban states from ...

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ failed to gain support for shareholder proposals targeting “ideological activism” at major companies. Backed by conservative groups, his resolutions drew less than 1% of ...

Valerie Parks sits in the bedroom she has outfitted in order to care for her father, Leroy Theodore, Sr. (Joey Johnson/Oklahoma Watch) Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and ...

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