Paul Monies on Cedar Lake residents blaming a connected neighbor for water problems. Maya Henry examines bail schedule differences across 25 counties. Brenna Witchey covers Native American student success and funding deficits. https://ow.ly/HE3a50ZwmrX
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Drummond and Mazzei debated Monday. Oklahoma Watch fact-checked the major claims. Some held up. Some didn't. https://ow.ly/Bn5t50ZwkzQ
Oklahoma's School of Science and Mathematics has no Title IX protections for students. Every comparable state residential STEM school in the country does. The school says federal law doesn't apply. Attorneys disagree. https://ow.ly/C62650ZvZvW
Does Monsanto v. Durnell bar Oklahoma from adding differing health warnings to pesticide labels? @factbriefs https://ow.ly/ZFJ550ZvWt1
Does Monsanto v. Durnell bar Oklahoma from adding differing health warnings to pesticide labels? @factbriefs https://ow.ly/ZFJ550ZvWt1
Oklahoma's School of Science and Mathematics has no Title IX protections for students. Every comparable state residential STEM school in the country does. The school says federal law doesn't apply. Attorneys disagree. https://ow.ly/C62650ZvZvW
$50B in potential investment, but a major catch: Oklahoma is in the running for a new federal nuclear campus, provided it agrees to store radioactive waste from across the country. https://ow.ly/J81v50ZvaPT
$50B in potential investment, but a major catch: Oklahoma is in the running for a new federal nuclear campus, provided it agrees to store radioactive waste from across the country. https://ow.ly/J81v50ZvaPT
Do more than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails no longer allow families or friends to visit in-person? @FactBriefs https://ow.ly/tX1m50Zv3pZ
The Johnson-O'Malley fund serves more than 100,000 Oklahoma students. Its budget is about $64 per student. New tribal recognitions could add thousands more eligible students without any new money to go with them. https://ow.ly/WllY50ZuSJl
Do more than two-thirds of Oklahoma county jails no longer allow families or friends to visit in-person? @FactBriefs https://ow.ly/tX1m50Zv3pZ
The Johnson-O'Malley fund serves more than 100,000 Oklahoma students. Its budget is about $64 per student. New tribal recognitions could add thousands more eligible students without any new money to go with them. https://ow.ly/WllY50ZuSJl
A DUI arrest in Woods County comes with a $250 bail. The same arrest in Sequoyah County is $3,000. In Custer County, $50,000. Maya Henry examined 25 Oklahoma bail schedules to understand why. https://ow.ly/uVti50ZuvsY
A DUI arrest in Woods County comes with a $250 bail. The same arrest in Sequoyah County is $3,000. In Custer County, $50,000. Maya Henry examined 25 Oklahoma bail schedules to understand why. https://ow.ly/uVti50ZuvsY
Maya Henry dives into a private school system coming to OK this fall that relies on AI with zero teachers. Andrea Eger breaks down an upcoming Aug. 25 ballot initiative. Jake Ramsey exposes an out-of-state corporate landlord operating an active eviction pipeline. https://ow.ly/rxla50ZumTE
The Supreme Court just gave political parties unlimited coordinated spending rights. Oklahoma's Ethics Commission says that applies to state races too. Keaton Ross explains what changes next. https://ow.ly/k8rA50ZtXrc
Maya Henry dives into a private school system coming to OK this fall that relies on AI with zero teachers. Andrea Eger breaks down an upcoming Aug. 25 ballot initiative. Jake Ramsey exposes an out-of-state corporate landlord operating an active eviction pipeline. https://ow.ly/rxla50ZumTE
The Supreme Court just gave political parties unlimited coordinated spending rights. Oklahoma's Ethics Commission says that applies to state races too. Keaton Ross explains what changes next. https://ow.ly/k8rA50ZtXrc
Did nearly 80% of registered voters sit out for State Question 832? @factbriefs https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/07/28/did-nearly-80-of-registered-voters-sit-out-for-state-question-832/
One Cedar Lake resident has replaced her water pump six times and bought water by the tank a dozen times. She blames dams built by one of Oklahoma's most prominent attorneys. https://ow.ly/A8oH50ZtB14
Did nearly 80% of registered voters sit out for State Question 832? @factbriefs https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/07/28/did-nearly-80-of-registered-voters-sit-out-for-state-question-832/
One Cedar Lake resident has replaced her water pump six times and bought water by the tank a dozen times. She blames dams built by one of Oklahoma's most prominent attorneys. https://ow.ly/A8oH50ZtB14
Alan Armstrong disclosed his late stock trades the same week the House voted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks at all. The timing was notable. https://ow.ly/oOGa50ZsWZL
Alan Armstrong disclosed his late stock trades the same week the House voted to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks at all. The timing was notable. https://ow.ly/oOGa50ZsWZL
State Question 844 would let the Legislature stop reimbursing schools for manufacturing property tax breaks. Pryor schools get $24 million a year from that program. The vote is August 25. https://ow.ly/8N2M50Zs8Fw
State Question 844 would let the Legislature stop reimbursing schools for manufacturing property tax breaks. Pryor schools get $24 million a year from that program. The vote is August 25. https://ow.ly/8N2M50Zs8Fw
Fentanyl deaths in Oklahoma rose from 127 in 2020 to 730 in 2023. The state's harm reduction law expired July 1. Federal funding for test strips is gone. What remains is patchwork. https://ow.ly/nBQC50ZrzZB
Is the minimum wage for tipped restaurant staff in Oklahoma $2.13? @factbriefs https://ow.ly/8lUV50ZnSxI
Is the minimum wage for tipped restaurant staff in Oklahoma $2.13? @factbriefs https://ow.ly/8lUV50ZnSxI
Fentanyl deaths in Oklahoma rose from 127 in 2020 to 730 in 2023. The state's harm reduction law expired July 1. Federal funding for test strips is gone. What remains is patchwork. https://ow.ly/nBQC50ZrzZB