State Department of Education now admits audio from a Tulsa teacher training was the same as the slides
The Board of Education voted to downgrade Tulsa schools’ accreditation status without reviewing the evidence.
His bank bet big on bad loans, now he’s running for state treasurer
Under the leadership of Todd Russ, a tiny bank in a small Oklahoma town invested in troubled mortgages during the Great Recession.
Super PACs are spending big on GOP candidates in Oklahoma’s open U.S. House and Senate races
Some outside groups are outspending the candidates themselves.
Oklahoma has asked for smaller share of monkeypox shots than any other state
The state’s strategy for containing the disease involves rapidly vaccinating people who have already come into contact with the virus.
State sues Florida company over management of federal COVID relief program for students
Lax oversight of Gov. Stitt’s Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet program allowed parents to spend educational funds on TVs and other items. Oklahoma officials on Friday filed a lawsuit against ClassWallet, which it hired to handle the program.
A state investigation found Tulsa schools didn’t directly violate a law on race and gender teachings
A Department of Education attorney still recommended punishment for Tulsa Public Schools, finding that an online teacher training course was based on banned concepts on racial bias.
A $440 utility deposit almost kept her from finding a home
Oklahoma regulators allow utilities to charge hefty deposits for people with poor credit or a history of late payments. Some say such policies punish the poor.
Oklahoma welcomes a trickle of Ukrainian refugees
Without large-scale support and federal funding, some of the few Ukrainians seeking refuge in Oklahoma say they have been left to navigate the cumbersome immigration process with little help.
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Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma Police shootings in 2022
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On this episode of Listen Frontier, I speak about the Supreme Court’s decision with KOSU Indigenous Affairs reporter Allison Herrera, as well as Ryan Leonard, who serves as Special Counsel for Native American Affairs to Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt.
