We gathered cities’ confidentiality agreements with data center developers. Some require local leaders to keep secret even the fact that a nondisclosure agreement exists.
Some agreements allow the companies to sue cities to enforce the terms of the deals, sometimes in other states.
A Department of Mines recommendation would allow a company to open a new mining pit over a fragile aquifer, despite concerns from residents who say the project threatens a critical water source and undermines the intent of a state moratorium.
The Frontier examined candidates’ claims about insurance rates, lawsuit reforms and the health of Oklahoma’s insurance market.
Changes tied to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will strip Medicaid and SNAP eligibility from many immigrants with humanitarian protections, while Oklahoma nonprofits helping refugees face steep staffing and funding cuts.
Kim David, who leads the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, has continued a pattern of accepting donations from the industries she regulates in her congressional campaign.
The Tulsa insurance executive and state lawmaker is betting voters want a business-minded conservative rather than a political firebrand. But he’s missed some votes in the Legislature.
The Frontier checked the accuracy of the candidates’ comments on reading proficiency, school staffing and other educational issues.
