Low pay and high stress left more than 30% of the state’s nursing homes short-handed putting residents at risk. Oklahoma Watch's Whitney Bryen joined OETA to discuss what this means for the state.

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As Oklahoma grapples with mass shootings in Taft and Tulsa, an analysis of gun-related legislation passed over the past decade shows Oklahoma has consistently loosened firearms restrictions.

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Advocates say it could help reduce sentences for nonviolent offenders. Some House Republicans believe justice reform efforts have gone too far.

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Programs intended to keep addicts out of prison are common in Oklahoma. But limitations exist based on the county, judge, DA, treatment availability and other factors beyond the participant’s control.

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Share your experiences and insights, to help us gain a better understanding about the mental health struggles ofOklahomans are facing and the challenges in caring for them.

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Members of a community task force the mayor formed to consider alternates say they feel blindsided by the news.

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

The post Ida’s Law: The Promise, Limitations of Oklahoma’s Pursuit of Justice for Indigenous People appeared first on Oklahoma Watch.

Other states and district attorneys are creating conviction integrity units to investigate wrongful convictions. No such body exists in Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma allocated $35 million of federal money to add 300 new school counselors. Here's why many rural districts didn't apply.

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In many rural Oklahoma school districts, student mental health needs fall on overwhelmed, outnumbered school counselors.

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