Thousands of Oklahomans got payments from a Biden-era program to help address generations of farm lending discrimination. Now the Trump Administration wants to end programs that could be labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.
The administration appears set to end federal oversight of police, including agencies that have committed systemic civil rights violations.
How a person handles a pregnancy loss — and where it occurs — can be the difference between a private medical issue and facing criminal charges.
This week’s recommendation from the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board marks a significant shift in a process Thompson has described as “death every three years.”
Oklahoma’s oil industry pays into a voluntary fund to clean up oil wells, but many drillers opt out. The money that has been refunded to these companies in recent years could have restored an estimated 1,500 orphan well sites.
My grandparents were murdered in the Osage Reign of Terror. It took my family generations to recover.
Hundreds of women who used drugs while pregnant have faced criminal charges — even when they deliver healthy babies.
Advocates in Western Oklahoma say they are combatting a lack of funding and awareness in their communities. There are few shelters and a reluctance to address housing problems.
