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Oklahoma deserves the truth. Help us fight for it

Oklahomans are used to being told what our state is, what it isn’t, and what it should be. But the truth is more complicated. The story of Oklahoma comes into focus when someone is willing to look ...
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Despite Stitt’s hardline rhetoric, the state plans to fund housing for those swept by Operation SAFE in Oklahoma City

State officials are negotiating a deal to cover the cost of rent and other services for people experiencing homelessness in ...
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From the U.S.-Mexico border to Oklahoma’s backroads: Why deep reporting matters

The Frontier can follow stories about immigration and other important issues because of our readers’ investment in ...
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This is ground zero in the conservative quest for more patriotic and Christian public schools

Oklahoma has spent years reshaping public schools to integrate lessons about Jesus and encourage pride in America’s history. By the time the second Trump administration began espousing its “America ...
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She was charged with manslaughter after a miscarriage. Cases like hers are becoming more common in Oklahoma.

A growing number of women are facing criminal charges for substance use during pregnancy in Oklahoma. Experts and health care providers say that’s bad for moms and babies. Brittney Poolaw brushed away ...
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Jiaai Zeng died weeks after starting work at an Oklahoma marijuana farm. His family wants answers.

Thousands of Chinese immigrant laborers suffer abuse and exploitation in a U.S. marijuana underworld dominated by Chinese mafias. A human rights advocate says: “They have not escaped the darkness of ...
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This company promised to improve health care in jails. Dozens of its patients have died.

Turn Key Health Clinics has quickly expanded to jails in 10 states. Some of its policies and practices have endangered patients. NORMAN, Oklahoma — Two days after Thanksgiving in 2022, Shannon ...
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Videos show Oklahoma deputy and others illegally used live rabbits to train racing dogs, greyhound protection group says

The ramifications of GREY2K USA Worldwide’s videos, filmed without the knowledge of the trainers, could have a much wider effect on the dog racing industry as a whole, as almost all of the dogs are ...
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Oklahoma sends a growing number of kids with complex needs out of state for treatment

The state lacks options for kids with developmental disabilities and mental health needs. Oklahoma spent more than $5 million to send 49 kids out of state for treatment in the past year. Amber Boyer ...
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At one former Native American school in Oklahoma, honoring the dead now falls to alumni

A new federal investigation into the unmarked graves of Indigenous students unearths a complicated history and patchy records at dozens of Oklahoma boarding school sites. Former Chilocco Indian ...
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Tracing the source of dark money-fueled attack ads that helped topple the Oklahoma Senate’s next leader

The attempts to build layers of secrecy around a tangled web of independent political groups span numerous post office boxes, corporate filings and other records across several states. Advance Right ...
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With nowhere else to go, he slept in the emergency room

Oklahoma City has limited resources for people experiencing homelessness after they’ve been discharged from a hospital. Hospital social workers often have few options but to discharge people to the ...