Oklahoma Watch · Sheridan Church’s Tax Status Holds Up, Despite Unabashed Political Influence Keaton Ross looks at the rapid ...

Two Oklahomans were recently jailed in separate cases for posting untrue statements about someone who took exception. Both used an archaic state law that makes libel a crime.

On a telephone town hall with constituents, the senior appropriator said lawmakers can get results by flagging issues with the Department of Government Efficiency.

Rising prison health care costs are prompting corrections officials to rethink everything from medication distribution to appointment scheduling.

A defeated bill by Rep. Ellen Pogemiller, D-Oklahoma City, HB 1129, proposed raising the fee to $100. “The ultimate goal is ...

Oklahoma Watch · Walters Awarded Staff Nearly $600,000 in Bonuses Keaton Ross wrote about the Legislature’s push to add ...

The last counties to vote majority Democrat were Cherokee, Choctaw, Haskell, Hughes, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, and Ottawa counties in the 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore. Oklahoma ...

Heather Warlick wrote about landlords who repeatedly file evictions against the same tenants, creating an unbreakable cycle of late rent, high fees and higher profits for the property owner.

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Your county-issued voter identification card could become obsolete in a few ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The really bad guys are supposed to stay in prison. That’s why Oklahoma has ...

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Malcolm Hill’s 9-year-old daughter uses a nebulizer and takes Flovent twice ...

The state with the highest median annual wage was Massachusetts. The states ranked lower than Oklahoma were Alabama, ...