Oklahoma Watch · Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation J.C. Hallman’s coverage of insurance in Oklahoma continued this week with a wrap-up of voices responding to the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s suggestions of new insurance laws for the legislative session starting in February. Keaton Ross reported that Oklahoma’s prison population [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals Jake Ramsey on an out-of-state trailer park owner hiking rents and forcing vulnerable tenants into rent-to-own deals. Keaton Ross about the Ethics Commission’s decision to restore public access to an online campaign finance database. J.C. Hallman broke the story of a large [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · State Delays Push Data Center Developers to Private Land Paul Monies looked into delays by the Commissioners of the Land Office that led to the state missing out on revenue from a data center on school lands. Keaton Ross wrote about the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ refusal to release body camera footage [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · AG Intervenes in State Farm Lawsuit Jake Ramsey reported on the effects of the government shutdown on evictions. Ginnie Graham's latest story explored the unique challenges rural areas have when trying to quantify homelessness. J.C. Hallman filed two more stories about insurance in Oklahoma, this time about a series of cases involving State Farm [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · TSET Investors Board Puts Asset Managers On Notice In Anti-ESG Push Paul Monies has more on Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ's continuing efforts to change the investment focus of the state’s tobacco settlement trust fund. Jennifer Palmer talked to a domestic violence advocate who resigned in protest from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Oklahoma Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Initiative Petition Bill Keaton Ross' latest is about an ongoing legal challenge to a bill that makes it more cumbersome to get an initiative petition on the ballot. J.C. Hallman explores how the idea of competition is defined in Oklahoma law, and what that has to [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Former Lawyer’s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims Elizabeth Caldwell discusses allegations at a Coweta middle school and one man’s vigilante-style approach to bring attention to the problem. Jake Ramsey covered the eviction of Barbara Grimm, which highlighted the lack of representation tenants have in eviction court. Jennifer Palmer [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Reduced Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates Aren’t Coming Back Keaton Ross on the FCC’s rollback of a rate cap that brought reduced phone call rates to Oklahoma prisoners and their families. Jennifer Palmer's latest story looks into alarming data on gun suicides among older adults. Ben Fenwick on a unique bit of [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Former Corrections Director Approved Million Dollar Deal With AI Company, Then Went to Work For Them Jake Ramsey went on a ride-along with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department as the officer served evictions and talked about what he saw. Keaton Ross wrote about former Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe taking [...]

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Oklahoma Watch · Lawmakers Get Earful As Oklahoma Home Insurance Rates Skyrocket Jennifer Palmer's latest story delves into the Oklahoma City Police Department’s refusal to release certain police reports. Keaton Ross breaks down several new laws set to take effect on Nov. 1. Paul Monies looked into the rising cost of homeowners' insurance in Oklahoma [...]

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