In June the governor directed state agencies to stop spending tax dollars on PR. Superintendent Ryan Walters says it doesn’t apply to his contract with Vought Strategies. #oklaed https://lnkd.in/gQvhKfEA
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Oklahoma Watch is a nonprofit, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) corporation producing in-depth and investigative journalism on public-policy and quality-of-life issues facing the state. Our mission is to dig beneath the surface of issues of public importance, provide insightful analysis and reveal meaningful trends, facts, issues, underlying causes and possible solutions. Oklahoma Watch is non-partisan and strives to be balanced, fair, accurate and comprehensive. Our goal is to promote and deepen public and private debate that makes a difference in the lives of Oklahomans. We generate original content that is distributed by media partners around the state and through our website and social media. We focus on data-driven journalism and other enterprising reporting that complements coverage in other Oklahoma and regional media. We collaborate with other news outlets. Topics of particular interest include poverty, common education, higher education, health care, children, mental health, public money, the elderly and the underprivileged. We strongly support First Amendment rights and transparency in government and we value and promote the news media's watchdog role.
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http://www.oklahomawatch.org
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- 2010
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While awareness of the growing problem of evictions is rising in Oklahoma, the problem is not correcting itself. Instead, it’s getting worse. A grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development could fund a right-to-counsel program in Oklahoma if local lawmakers are willing to create city codes to qualify. https://ow.ly/kzPV50SusV4
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling finds camping bans targeting people experiencing homelessness are constitutional and do not violate the Eighth Amendment’s Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause. https://ow.ly/hnxG50StxXp
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Energy companies sued by Oklahoma’s AG over huge natural gas price spikes from a winter storm in 2021 said they were following contracts and were not in a position to manipulate the market. #oilandgas #okleg #utilities #WinterStormUri https://ow.ly/1RNS50SrPBu
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The Oklahoma Board of Corrections extended the contract for Lawton Correctional Facility, with plans to transfer 238 inmates and replace GEO as the operator. The contract is pending AG review. https://ow.ly/IZce50SqOKm
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📢 Reporter Paul Monies investigated efforts by lawmakers to boost pensions for police officers. Heather Warlick covered Oklahoma’s new anti-camping law and its clash with local homeless initiatives. Ruby Topalian reported on the primary election for McCurtain County Sheriff. #OklahomaNews #Pensions #AntiCampingLaw #Elections https://ow.ly/r3C650Spx2x
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Are charter schools public, or private? What legal experts say about the crux of the St. Isidore case. #oklaed https://ow.ly/LUGM50SpW8R
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Oklahoma has banned homeless camping on state land and public rights-of-way. If this continues, homeless individuals could face high fines, long jail sentences, and confinement to government-sanctioned encampments. https://ow.ly/Kfnw50Soa5m
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The GEO Group on Friday announced it would not renew its contract with Oklahoma to operate Lawton Correctional Facility, named Oklahoma’s most violent prison. https://ow.ly/TCQz50Snb5k
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