After decades of deaths and security issues, Oklahoma County voters said ‘yes’ to a new jail. Now what?
The project still faces funding gaps and opposition from some community organizers who want the county to lock up fewer people.
Markwayne Mullin emerges from primary as favorite to claim retiring U.S. Sen. James Inhofe’s seat
Despite Mullin’s strong performance on Tuesday, some expect his runoff opponent, T.W. Shannon, to put up a fight in August.
Oklahoma gamefowl breeders, lawmaker optimistic about decriminalizing cockfighting
As animal welfare groups push regulators to crack down on overseas gamefowl shipments from Oklahoma, advocates of the sport are hopeful the state will reduce penalties for cockfighting from a felony to a misdemeanor.
We fact-checked GOP hopefuls for state superintendent
From opposition funding from teacher’s unions to how many Oklahoma students live in poverty, we looked into candidates’ claims.
We fact-checked Oklahoma 2nd Congressional District candidates
Is the U.S. government laundering money in Ukraine? Do undocumented migrants get free cell phones at the border? We looked into these and other claims.
After more than 20 years, a scholarship to help students harmed by the Tulsa Race Massacre has new funding
State lawmakers wanted scholarships for the descendants of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, but funding has been scant and students with ties to the 1921 massacre still don’t have priority for awards.
We fact-checked candidates for Oklahoma Attorney General
From claims about a mysterious email disavowing Trump to criminal prosecutions on tribal land, we dug deep in search of facts.
Sovereignty is a hot-button issue as Republicans compete in a congressional district mostly on tribal land
With 13 Republicans running for an open congressional seat that covers mostly native land, some District 2 candidates say they support added federal funding for tribal law enforcement, while others are calling to dismantle reservations.
