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TE Ted Streuli · First Watch

Supreme Court Denies Drummond’s Intervention, Then Maps His Next Move.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court unanimously denied Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s effort to intervene in Hursh v. State Farm, the bad faith…

Jun 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps #news #oklahoma #newsletter

Supreme Court Denies Drummond’s Intervention, Then Maps His Next Move.

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Bail Bond Scammers Are Calling Oklahoma Families Within Minutes of an Arrest. Nobody Can Stop Them.

Clara Goletto was watching her grandchildren and running on three hours of sleep when the call came. Her daughter had been arrested the…

Jun 24, 2026 · 2 min read · 15 claps #news #newsletter #oklahoma

Bail Bond Scammers Are Calling Oklahoma Families Within Minutes of an Arrest. Nobody Can Stop Them.

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TE Ted Streuli · First Watch

Oklahoma’s Political Text Messages Hit a Record High. Voters Have Few Ways to Stop Them.

A friend wants to catch up. A family member has news. Or, in the weeks before June 16, it’s another unsolicited text from a campaign or…

Jul 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 14 claps #news #newsletter #oklahoma

Oklahoma’s Political Text Messages Hit a Record High. Voters Have Few Ways to Stop Them.

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In Inola, the Smelter Debate Has Split a Town Right Down the Middle

Joleta Ingersoll runs an 11,500-acre cattle ranch 10 miles from the proposed smelter site that her great-great-grandfather founded in 1918…

Jun 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 1 claps #news #oklahoma #business

In Inola, the Smelter Debate Has Split a Town Right Down the Middle

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TE Ted Streuli · First Watch

The Squeakers and the Surprises From Oklahoma’s June 16 Primary

Two races came down to a coin flip. A few others delivered the night’s real surprises.

Jun 17, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #elections

The Squeakers and the Surprises From Oklahoma’s June 16 Primary

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Norman’s Homeless Shelter Shut Down for Four Days as Sweeps Left People Nowhere to Go

An anonymous letter mailed to the state fire marshal on June 1 set off a chain of events that left more than 50 people without shelter in…

Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #housing

Norman’s Homeless Shelter Shut Down for Four Days as Sweeps Left People Nowhere to Go

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Drummond Sues to Stop Inola Smelter as Mazzei Backs It Following Trump Endorsement

The proposed aluminum smelter at the Port of Inola has become a defining flashpoint in Oklahoma’s governor’s race, with the two leading…

Jun 04, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Drummond Sues to Stop Inola Smelter as Mazzei Backs It Following Trump Endorsement

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Oklahoma’s Veteran Suicide Rate Is Nearly Double the National Average

Jeremy Founds deployed to Iraq in 2005. Forty-eight of his fellow Marines died in combat. He says just as many have died by suicide since…

May 28, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #suicide

Oklahoma’s Veteran Suicide Rate Is Nearly Double the National Average

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Oklahoma’s Syringe Protection Law Expires July 1. Organizations Say People Will Die.

For five years, Oklahoma law shielded harm-reduction organizations from criminal prosecution for distributing sterile syringes to people…

Jul 01, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #public-health

Oklahoma’s Syringe Protection Law Expires July 1. Organizations Say People Will Die.

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Oklahoma’s Logistics Ambitions Are Riding on the Next Federal Transportation Bill

When companies consider relocating to Oklahoma, one of the first questions is whether the transportation system works — not just highways…

Jun 25, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #transportation

Oklahoma’s Logistics Ambitions Are Riding on the Next Federal Transportation Bill

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OHCA Told Its Board No Hospital Cuts Were Coming.

he Oklahoma Health Care Authority’s board was told Friday that its flat budget for the coming fiscal year would not require cuts to…

Jul 02, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #public-health

OHCA Told Its Board No Hospital Cuts Were Coming.

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Treasurer and Contract Winner Shared Lobbying Firm. Nobody Said Anything.

homa Treasurer Todd Russ hired the same lobbying firm that had been representing the parent company of 311 Capital Management for two years…

Apr 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Treasurer and Contract Winner Shared Lobbying Firm. Nobody Said Anything.

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Iran War Sends Oil Past $97 as Global Energy Markets Scramble to Adapt

So much for that deal.

May 29, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #energy

Iran War Sends Oil Past $97 as Global Energy Markets Scramble to Adapt

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Dark Money Poured Into Oklahoma’s Primary From the Governor’s Race to State Senate Seats

From April through mid-June, outside groups reported a record $25.9 million in independent expenditures in Oklahoma’s statewide primaries —…

Jun 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Dark Money Poured Into Oklahoma’s Primary From the Governor’s Race to State Senate Seats

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Oklahoma’s Most Powerful Local Office Keeps Running Unopposed. Voters Rarely Notice.

Colleen McCarty waited for someone to challenge Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler. When no one stepped up by late January…

Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #democracy

Oklahoma’s Most Powerful Local Office Keeps Running Unopposed. Voters Rarely Notice.

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Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner Called a Competitiveness Hearing. He Already Knows the Answer.

Glen Mulready spent years saying he lacked the authority to challenge excessive homeowners insurance rates in Oklahoma. Then he said he was…

Jun 08, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #insurance

Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner Called a Competitiveness Hearing. He Already Knows the Answer.

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A Week Away, A Week of News: Four Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

I spent last week touring the Ozarks on two wheels, which means I’m catching up on a week’s worth of news that didn’t slow down just…

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #immigration

A Week Away, A Week of News: Four Stories You Shouldn’t Miss

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Oklahoma’s Encampment Sweeps Had Three Very Different Outcomes in Three Cities

When Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Operation SAFE came to Norman on May 22, Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers cleared a homeless encampment on…

Jun 09, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #housing

Oklahoma’s Encampment Sweeps Had Three Very Different Outcomes in Three Cities

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Oklahoma’s AI Regulation Bills Stalled This Session, Even as Other States Pushed Ahead

Six months after President Trump warned states against regulating artificial intelligence, states across the country kept introducing AI…

Jun 19, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Oklahoma’s AI Regulation Bills Stalled This Session, Even as Other States Pushed Ahead

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Mullin Declines to Rule Out ICE Presence at Polling Places This Fall

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the former Oklahoma senator confirmed to the post this year, declined twice…

Jun 18, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Mullin Declines to Rule Out ICE Presence at Polling Places This Fall

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Oklahoma’s Cannabis Market Is Collapsing. The Fallout Could Spread Far Beyond Dispensaries.

Zachary Bomar entered Oklahoma’s cannabis industry in 2020 after oil field layoffs, investing his savings alongside his three brothers in…

Jun 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #marijuana

Oklahoma’s Cannabis Market Is Collapsing. The Fallout Could Spread Far Beyond Dispensaries.

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Two-Thirds of Oklahoma Jails Have Eliminated In-Person Visits.

Walk into most Oklahoma county jails to visit a detained family member and you will be turned away. More than two-thirds of the state’s 77…

Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #criminal-justice-reform

Two-Thirds of Oklahoma Jails Have Eliminated In-Person Visits.

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Oklahoma Treasurer Replaced Record-Performing Firm With Christian Finance Ally

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ has built his public profile as a crusader against corporations pursuing climate and diversity initiatives…

May 20, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics

Oklahoma Treasurer Replaced Record-Performing Firm With Christian Finance Ally

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Oklahoma City Is Housing People From Encampments. Getting There Takes Longer Than It Should.

Street outreach workers Cryslynn Barnes and Stephanie Risenhoover describe their job as pregaming the first steps of housing — building…

Jun 30, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #newsletter #oklahoma

Oklahoma City Is Housing People From Encampments. Getting There Takes Longer Than It Should.

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Abolitionist Faction Wants Control of Oklahoma’s Republican Party

Republican Party — censuring resistant legislators, targeting moderate incumbents in primaries and placing its members in state party…

May 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #news #oklahoma #politics