Paul Monies of Oklahoma Watch
Paul Monies has been a reporter with Oklahoma Watch since 2017 and covers state agencies and public health. Contact him at (571) 319-3289 or pmonies@oklahomawatch.org.
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Millions in broadband funding could be further delayed after some companies and board members raised concerns about duplicating efforts in areas of Oklahoma already served by internet service providers.
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Oklahoma’s new law targeting banks who boycott the energy industry is causing uncertainty for counties and cities that aren’t sure if the Oklahoma Energy Discrimination Elimination Act applies to their pension systems, bond sales or bank loans.
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The Legislative Office of Financial Transparency presented its draft findings on the Commissioners of the Land Office, whose investments help Oklahoma education. The report recommended the sale of real estate holdings to prioritize higher returns from securities investments.
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A decades-long quirk in map making and state boundaries is inching toward a solution after Oklahoma's Red River Boundary Commission met for the first time in years.
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Oklahoma lawmakers spent last summer vetting hundreds of applications for funding from the latest round of federal coronavirus relief and allocated more than $1.6 billion in the fall. But some are frustrated with the executive branch’s slow pace of sending the money to agencies and other grantees.
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Oklahoma voters will decide on March 7 if they want to expand the state’s medical marijuana market to adult recreational users 21 and older.