The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources.
Court-appointed monitors warn the state is falling behind on promised reforms as hundreds remain jailed while awaiting care.
The author of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s report on AI in Oklahoma argues the state must act quickly or risk falling behind as artificial intelligence transforms work, education and public policy.
Proposed legislation would regulate AI in political ads, restrict chatbots for children.
The measure would require state health officials to create and enforce health and safety standards for shelters. Providers say they are already subject to federal and local rules.
Victims’ families and the sole survivor urged the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to reject clemency for the man sentenced to die for a 2006 double murder.
The proposal would provide at least $3 million in state funding to keep the free, statewide hotlines operating around the clock amid rising food and housing insecurity.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted to reduce Tony Mann’s life-without-parole sentence after his younger brother — now free — told members Mann didn’t participate in the murder that sent them both to prison.
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
There have been at least 25 police shootings in Oklahoma this year, at least 14 of which have been fatal.
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
The author of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s report on AI in Oklahoma argues the state must act quickly or risk falling behind as artificial intelligence transforms work, education and public policy.
