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Did every county in Oklahoma vote for Donald Trump in the 2024 ...
Dec 3, 2024 · Donald Trump won the majority of votes in all 77 counties in Oklahoma during the 2024 election. Cimarron County held the largest margin with 92% for Trump. Oklahoma …
Why Oklahoma is Paying its Education Superintendent More Than …
Jan 19, 2023 · [This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox.]. Shortly after Ryan …
Proposed Rules Would Require Students to Prove Citizenship or …
Dec 17, 2024 · Children would have to show proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status to enroll in a public school under new rules proposed by the Oklahoma Department of …
As Oklahoma Executions Continue, New Death Sentences Grow Rare
Dec 27, 2024 · The nearly 1,000-day stretch without a new death sentence is Oklahoma’s longest since at least 1974, according to data compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center, a …
Stitt Ends State Employee Telework Options - Oklahoma Watch
Dec 20, 2024 · Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order requiring most state employees to return to office full-time by February 2025, reversing pandemic-era telework …
Are undocumented immigrants filling Oklahoma prisons?
Dec 17, 2024 · Undocumented immigrants account for 2.3% of Oklahoma’s total prison population as of 2024. According to spring 2024 data, approximately 33,000 detainees are held in …
Private Prison Staff Terminated Following Inmate’s Death
Feb 9, 2024 · Oklahoma prisoner advocate Emily Shelton awoke to her phone buzzing about 7 a.m. on Oct. 26. Using state-issued tablets, prisoners told Shelton that a man on their unit had …
State Housing Assessment Shows Small Homes In Demand
Dec 30, 2024 · The state’s new Oklahoma 2024 Housing Needs Assessment shows the state’s greatest need is for the types of homes that are hardest for Oklahoma builders to accomplish – …
Education Department Abruptly Cancels Search for Bible Vendor
Nov 8, 2024 · The department asked vendors to submit bids for 55,000 New King James Version Bibles, bound in leather or leather-like material and include copies of the U.S. Constitution, the …