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Nearly two years into a legal back-and-forth between the State of Oklahoma and Swadley’s Foggy Bottom Kitchen, the state says the barbecue chain owes millions of dollars in damages.
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For the first time in three years, honey yields rose across the United States. It’s good news in an industry facing headwinds.
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Local headlines for Friday, March 22, 2024
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics panel discusses a report showing State Superintendent Ryan Walters used taxpayer dollars to pay a public relations firm to promote him on the national stage, a Catholic charter school moving forward with applications to open this fall despite facing legal challenges and more.
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A move by Oklahoma's governor at the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission could shape how future compacts are negotiated.
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This episode of Focus: Black Oklahoma features stories on a controversial bill in the state legislature, a heated city council race in Enid, wildfires in Western Oklahoma, and more.
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Nex Bendict’s death has made headlines across the country after they died by suicide in the wake of a fight at Owasso High School. But the district attorney says there isn’t enough evidence to press charges.
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States in the southern High Plains will be "quite vulnerable to high wildfire risk, especially during high wind events," said Jon Gottschalck of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Marijuana has been legalized in some states, but ProPublica's Sebastian Rotella says there's still a thriving illicit market, dominated by criminals connected to China's authoritarian government.
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Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work fasterOklahoma’s nearly 6,000 licensed social workers are only meeting about two-thirds of the state’s mental health needs. That’s partly because state standards make it harder to get licensed.
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Local headlines for Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Legislators are also considering adjusting the cap on the amount of sales and use taxes to help prevent the issue in the future
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A bill to streamline Oklahoma’s hunting and fishing licenses is headed to the governor’s desk after a multiyear journey through the legislature. The measure also hikes hunting license fees for the first time in two decades.
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