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Treasurer Criticizes Pension System For Taking Exemption His Office Exercised

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ has publicly criticized one of the state’s largest pension funds for taking an exemption to a new law forbidding state...

Long Story Short: High Absenteeism Plaguing Oklahoma Schools

Paul Monies reports on a report by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency that criticizes superagency Oklahoma Management Enterprise Services, Jennifer Palmer discusses the...

Fewer Than 1 in 4 Oklahoma High Schools Meet New AP Requirement

At Bixby High School, students have at least 19 Advanced Placement courses available, including four physics options, three art classes, and a slate of...

Lawmaker Seeks Outside Investigation, Legislation After Hinton Shower Stalls Confinement

Conditions are improving at a state prison where staff locked inmates in two-by-two-foot shower stalls for days in mid-August, but one lawmaker who specializes...

Sprawling Superagency Tasked With Technology and Services Needs Overhaul, Report Finds  

Oklahoma’s superagency that handles information technology, budgeting, employee management and state office buildings has little budget transparency of its own and needs to do...

Long Story Short: Lawton inmate suffered and died after prison refused medical care.

Whitney Bryen talks about the investigation of the death of a prisoner in the Lawton Correctional and Rehabilitation Facility. Paul Monies reports on the...

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