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Heather Warlick highlights a growing trend of people feeling forced to move in their senior years. Keaton Ross talks about some notable criminal justice bills filed ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Jennifer Palmer covers the Ethics Commission’s investigation into Superintendent Ryan Walters. Shaun Witt hosts.

Paul Monies covered a plan by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to revive the Oklahoma State Guard. Jennifer Palmer talks about her top education bills to watch this session. Paul Monies has another story from his investigation into Berry-Rock Homes, the company that a state investment plan put $8 million into back in 2022. Shaun Witt hosts.

Jennifer Palmer on the Department of Education’s new proposed social studies standards. Keaton Ross discusses a decline in new death sentences in Oklahoma. Heather Warlick talks about Oklahoma’s new Housing Needs Assessment and a big investment by the state into increasing the housing supply. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer on the Department of Education’s new proposed social studies standards. Keaton Ross discusses a decline in new death sentences in Oklahoma. Heather Warlick talks about Oklahoma’s new Housing Needs Assessment and a big investment by the state into increasing the housing supply. Ted Streuli hosts.

Heather Warlick wrote a follow-up about a Duncan apartment complex that has lost Section 8 funding. Keaton Ross reported that Oklahoma’s parole rate is on the rise after years of decline. Paul Monies is here to review his year in reporting for Oklahoma Watch in 2024 and what he learned by covering the Legislature and state agencies. Ted Streuli hosts.

Paul Monies examines how the Commissioners of the Land Office invested in an Oklahoma City-based rent-to-buy company. Paul also discusses the state’s new mental health hospital's massive cost overruns just months after officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking. Keaton Ross reflects on his top stories of 2024 regarding prison conditions in Oklahoma and the influence of money in politics. Ted Streu...

Paul Monies gives us an update on bill filing and other things at the Legislature as we await the start of session in February. As we near the end of 2024, we’ve asked our staff to reflect on some of our top stories of the year. Jennifer Palmer, who covers education for Oklahoma Watch, is here to talk about the state superintendent’s push for Bibles in public school classrooms. Paul returns to tal...

Keaton Ross reported on a new open primaries ballot initiative that organizers hope to get on the ballot in 2026.Heather Warlick with an update on camping bans and other actions in Oklahoma that some say target people experiencing homelessness. Paul Monies talks about a recent story by Jennifer Palmer about cell phone bans in schools. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer has been following Superintendent Ryan Walters’ latest announcements, which included buying Trump Bibles and a new video message mandate. Keaton Ross covered straight-party voting declining in the 2024 presidential election. Heather Warlick recently wrote about the end of the federal emergency rental assistance program, through which thousands of Oklahoma renters received assistanc...

Keaton Ross breaks down the 2024 election results. Paul Monies continues to cover the fallout for utility customers from the massive winter storm that hit Oklahoma in February 2021. Jennifer Palmer with an update on the Education Department’s effort to buy 55,000 King James, leather-bound Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms. Ted Streuli hosts.

Paul Monies covered the latest report into spending by the OSDE under State Superintendent Ryan Walters. Jennifer Palmer's latest Education Watch newsletter reported on staff layoffs happening at Epic Charter Schools. Keaton Ross talks about millions of dollars of political spending leading up to the Nov. 5 election. Shaun Witt hosts.

Paul Monies has an update on the state’s law that forbids pension funds and others from using banks and financial firms perceived to be boycotting the oil and gas industry. Jennifer Palmer with an update on the Board of Education. Heather Warlick on some surprisingly low inspection scores for the Oklahoma City Housing Authority’s public housing program. Ted Streuli hosts.

Keaton Ross wrote about State Question 833, a ballot initiative that proposes allowing municipalities to create public infrastructure districts. Paul Monies discusses a scathing grand jury report into spending under an education relief fund directed by Gov. Kevin Stitt and his allies during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Palmer talks about an effort to stop the state OSDE from s...

Paul Monies updates you on the State Department of Education’s plan to buy 55,000 Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms. Keaton Ross discusses a pending constitutional amendment that seeks to change Oklahoma election law. Heather Warlick wrote about how Oklahoma tenants have little recourse against bad landlords. Shaun Witt hosts.

Keaton Ross discusses the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ rollout of more than 1,000 body cameras for correctional officers to wear while on duty. Paul Monies looked at how some campaign advertising for Oklahoma Supreme Court elections is hoping to tip the ideological balance of the state’s high court. Paul Monies and Heather Warlick talk about how they and Jennifer Palmer reported on an RFP f...

Jennifer Palmer covered the latest Board of Education meeting, where much of the conversation focused on the agency’s budget request. Keaton Ross wrote about one lawmaker’s push to move school board elections to the November ballot. KFOR Reporter Dylan Brown joins to discuss the station's lawsuit against the OSDE. Ted Streuli hosts.

Heather Warlick covered an announcement from Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Impact Investing Collaborative regarding a partnership in financing Right-to-Counsel services for Oklahomans. Jennifer Palmer recently analyzed the state test scores for the 2023-2024 school year. Heather rejoins to talk about a mega-landlord with project-based apartment complexes in Oklahoma that have failed...

Keaton Ross about Gov. Kevin Stitt setting a June 2026 election date for a ballot initiative that proposes an incremental minimum wage increase to $15 per hour by 2029. Jennifer Palmer covers why the Department of Education is trying to decertify a teacher over a 5 year old Instagram photo. Keaton rejoins to discuss a revised federal lawsuit that claims Cleveland County Detention Center staff gros...

Keaton Ross discusses the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ push to revive the prison rodeo. Jennifer Palmer has been working to find out why the Education Department moved to revoke the teaching certificate of an Edmond high school teacher. Reporter Paul Monies on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that went against Oklahoma on federal grants. Ted Streuli hosts.

Paul Monies discusses his recent story on Oklahoma’s love-hate relationship with federal grant money. Keaton Ross examined an ongoing legal battle between a private prison company and the town of Hinton and how it’s affecting the rural community. Ted Streuli hosts

Jennifer Palmer reveals how little private school accreditation means in light of the new state tax credit program. Heather Warlick on the gender and racial disparities common in eviction filings. Jennifer rejoins to discuss the most recent meeting of the state Board of Education and the significant transparency issues being raised. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer discusses the growing friction between Superintendent Ryan Walters, the state Legislature and the attorney general. Keaton Ross gives an update on the minimum wage petition progressing through Oklahoma’s ballot initiative process. Jennifer rejoins to talk about Ruby Topalian's story about extortion in prisons.

Ruby Topalian on a statewide private school tuition increase due to the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. Jake Ramsey talks about a lawsuit alleging Oklahoma doesn’t adequately consider juvenile offenders' potential growth and rehabilitation. Both return to wrap up their summer internships at Oklahoma Watch. Shaun Witt hosts.

Jennifer Palmer updates on the state’s delay in complying with an order by the Oklahoma Supreme Court over St. Isidore Catholic Virtual School. Heather Warlick discusses collective action taken by tenants in several tenant unions in the state. Paul Monies on how Oklahoma lawmakers have boosted funding for religious-affiliated crisis pregnancy centers even as the state has outlawed abortion. Ted St...

Paul Monies talks about mental health and jail diversion grants to counties after the criminal justice reforms passed by voters in 2016. Jessica Pearce reported on the upcoming sunset of Oklahoma’s Counselor Corps grant program. Jake Ramsey covered the excessive backlog that three federal judges in the Western District Court had and how it affected Oklahomans. Ted Streuli hosts.