Changes tied to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will strip Medicaid and SNAP eligibility from many immigrants with humanitarian protections, while Oklahoma nonprofits helping refugees face steep staffing and funding cuts.
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After deaths at Tulsa Municipal Jail, a wrongful death lawsuit targets the private contractor
The mother of a 23-year-old man claims jail employees failed to adequately monitor him after he told them he had recently attempted suicide.
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Oklahoma media outlets partner to challenge how Tulsa charges for public records
The City of Tulsa charges between $50 to $85 an hour for public records that require more than a single hour of labor. Media outlets are challenging that rule.
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Oklahoma’s 211 hotlines secure state funding
The hotlines have relied on private donations for years after an economic downturn led to budget cuts.
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Attack ads are flooding Oklahoma primary elections: We checked the facts
Outside groups tied to dark money and wealthy donors are shaping Oklahoma’s Republican primaries with a barrage of political attacks. Many ads contain false or partially true claims.
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Oklahoma man sentenced to die for Tulsa torture murders one step closer to execution
The Pardon and Parole Board rejects recommending clemency for a man sentenced to death for killing his ex-girlfriend and her baby in 2007.
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At the Tulsa city jail, preventable deaths and hidden records
Tulsa city officials are blocking access to records that could answer basic questions about events leading up to detainee deaths.
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Five takeaways from The Frontier’s investigation into the Tulsa Municipal Jail
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols has ordered a review of jail operations after we uncovered a series of deaths at the facility.
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Markwayne Mullin’s committee to support political allies has spent nearly $1.5 million on travel, events and other expenses
Federal rules do not require Oklahoma’s U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin to shut down his leadership PAC if he is confirmed to lead the Department of Homeland Security. The committee has spent money on flights on private jets, limousine rentals and luxury hotels.
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They were arrested for misdemeanors. Then they died in Tulsa’s city jail.
After Brian Bonner died from a treatable illness in Tulsa’s city jail, records reveal a pattern of preventable deaths and ignored warnings.
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As data centers boom in Oklahoma, so does water demand
From Pryor to Stillwater and Muskogee, local officials say supplies are sufficient, even as Google alone used more than 1.1 billion gallons in a single year.
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Fact check: What Stitt got right — and wrong — in his final State of the State address
We rate Gov. Kevin Stitt’s statements on personal income, Medicaid, marijuana and Ronald Reagan from his State of the State address.