State Sen. George Young has proposed similar legislation multiple times, again failing to receive a committee hearing this session.

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Oklahoma received $485 million in federal emergency funds to help those at risk of eviction. Yet thousands have been evicted and even more are still waiting.

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Stitt outlined plans to cut taxes, promote school choice and push a conservative legislative agenda Monday. Entering a re-election year, he painted a divide between Oklahoma and “blue states” and the federal government.

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Since 2018, only 103 Oklahomans have changed their gender on their birth certificate. An executive order has stopped those changes altogether.

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A law designed to address Oklahoma’s missing and murdered indigenous people crisis took effect this week, but obstacles remain.

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Of the nearly $310 million in federal funds Oklahoma received, only 17.4% has been distributed.

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A Mile In Another’s Shoes: A prison reform advocate describes the journey that freed him to serve young people.

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A Tulsa woman has spent the last year working to help people avoid eviction. Yet she and thousands of Oklahomans could lose their homes when a pandemic-inspired protection expires this month.

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In a new Oklahoma Watch feature “A Mile In Another’s Shoes,” Turner describes what their experience has been like as a freshman and minority lawmaker.

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