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Oklahoma voters will cast ballots for dozens of statewide races, as well as state lawmakers and other local races.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses a controversial school voucher bill, medical marijuana and tax cut bills and Gov. Kevin Stitt nominating his former employee to the State Board of Education.
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Students from the University of Oklahoma’s Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture have created a redesign of the Oklahoma County Jail to shift focus from punishment to rehabilitation.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the Secretary of Defense denying a request from Gov. Kevin Stitt of a COVID-19 vaccination waiver and a federal judge putting an injunction against vaccine mandates against health care workers in facilities receiving Medicaid and Medicare funding.
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An architectural-engineering firm plans to propose fixes to long-standing problems inside the Oklahoma County Jail. The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council hopes the consultants' recommendations will help paint a picture of what the jail could be in the future.
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The Oklahoma County Detention Center will lose its state certification to detain minors on Friday after health department inspections found the jail didn’t meet state standards.
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Five men detained in the Oklahoma County Jail face charges of first and second degree murder as well as assault for their part in a March hostage takeover that ended when Oklahoma City police shot and killed their fellow detainee, Curtis Williams.
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The Oklahoma County jail trust elected trustee Jim Couch to be its new chair on Monday. StateImpact’s Quinton Chandler reports the trust also welcomed former corrections chief Joe Allbaugh into its membership and passed a resolution that limits public comment in meetings.
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This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the State House unanimously approving a bill to help fund charter and traditional schools with low property taxes, Epic Charter Schools agreeing to the demands of the state in the hopes of avoiding contract termination proceedings and the Norman City Council voting to remove $865,000 from its police for community programs.
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An Oklahoma lawmaker has asked U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland for help improving the Oklahoma County jail. Rep. Jason Lowe of Oklahoma City believes federal intervention is necessary to solve the jail’s long standing problems.