With the project outside city limits and little county oversight of unincorporated land, officials are considering measures to gain local control.
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There’s been a lot of big claims about the Inola smelter. Here’s what the facts show.
The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t.
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With Trump’s backing, Mike Mazzei embraced the smelter. Inola residents aren’t convinced.
The Republican gubernatorial candidate says the proposed aluminum plant will be safe for nearby farms and cattle. But residents have challenged some of his claims about fluoride emissions.
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Fact-check: Candidates clash over past allegations in Oklahoma superintendent runoff debate
We fact-checked claims from Republican candidates Robert Franklin and James Taylor ahead of the Aug. 25 runoff.
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Are you planning to vote in Oklahoma this fall? You should know this first.
Ahead of the August and November elections, we answer your questions on voter registration, absentee ballots, political ads and more.
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Tulsa district attorney asks OSBI to investigate city jail deaths
The review comes after reporting by The Frontier found seven preventable deaths at the facility. The Tulsa Police Department previously investigated the deaths and said it found no criminal wrongdoing.
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The Frontier answers your questions about political advertising
“Are they allowed to lie?” We asked readers what they wanted to know about campaign ads.
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Tulsa police took him to the city jail instead of a hospital. He was dead within an hour.
Justin Benner pleaded for help as detention officers wrestled him into a full-body restraint device and left him alone in a cell.
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Lawsuit over Tulsa city jail death alleges officials ignored years of warnings about medical care
The estate of a man who died of a treatable throat infection at the jail alleges officials failed to provide adequate medical care despite a pattern of inmate deaths.
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Rejected for Oklahoma funding, an anti-abortion group helped rewrite state law
The Texas-based nonprofit Human Coalition lobbies for anti-abortion programs and gets millions of dollars in funding from other states.
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All the details on data center secrecy deals Oklahoma communities have signed
We gathered cities’ confidentiality agreements with data center developers. Some require local leaders to keep secret even the fact that a nondisclosure agreement exists.
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How data center developers won secrecy pledges from Oklahoma officials
Some agreements allow the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, sometimes in other states.