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How Oklahoma’s state law tied up in the courts could impact immigration enforcement

As deadlines in the federal court case against the Oklahoma law criminalizing unlawful presence loom, attorneys fighting the ...
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An immigrant’s death at an Oklahoma poultry plant highlights dangerous conditions for workers

Current and former employees describe a punishing pace of work and questionable safety standards at a Heavener plant where ...
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This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and christian public schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history.
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Listen Frontier: Are Oklahoma classrooms too wired for learning?

Sen. Ally Seifried joins Listen Frontier to talk about the state’s new cell phone ban, her study on technology in schools, ...
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Attorneys ask a judge to fine the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health for lack of progress on reforms

Plaintiffs claim the state agency has provided false information about progress on promised reforms, leaving people with ...
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Numbers Game: Drummond, McCall, and the road to the 2026 Oklahoma Governor election

Oklahoma voters won’t choose their next governor for another year, but the Republican primary is already heating up. Recent polling from former Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall’s campaign ...
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She was charged with manslaughter after a miscarriage. Cases like hers are becoming more common in Oklahoma.

A growing number of women are facing criminal charges for substance use during pregnancy in Oklahoma. Experts and health care providers say that’s bad for moms and babies. Brittney Poolaw brushed away ...
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People with mental illness are more likely to die in jail. A new Oklahoma County program puts them in treatment instead

There have been nine suicides at the Oklahoma County jail in three years. Another six people with documented mental health issues died of other causes. One woman’s death has helped jumpstart a ...
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This company promised to improve health care in jails. Dozens of its patients have died.

Turn Key Health Clinics has quickly expanded to jails in 10 states. Some of its policies and practices have endangered patients. NORMAN, Oklahoma — Two days after Thanksgiving in 2022, Shannon ...