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Homeless youth have less access to shelters and services in rural Oklahoma. Because of challenges identifying and tracking rural homeless youth, the population is often severely underreported.
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Seven years after voters approved a greater investment in mental health and substance abuse services for Oklahoma counties, the money finally is on the way.
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The new Rural Emergency Hospital license is meant to rescue financially distressed rural hospitals. The arrangement comes with a sacrifice that only two Oklahoma community hospitals have been willing to make.
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Dozens of the state’s city and county jails have repeatedly failed inspections since 2020, endangering the safety of detainees and highlighting flaws in the state’s mental health response.
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Instead of taking him to a hospital for evaluation or taking him to jail, an Oklahoma City police officer took Ernest Antwine to no man’s land. And that’s where he died.
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Oklahoma lobbyists have spent nearly $380,000 this year on gifts, meals and beverages for state legislators and other elected officials through May, a 42% increase over the same period two years ago.
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The agency has five staff members and operates on a $688,000 annual budget, less than it did eight years ago.
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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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Tulsa police officers heckled a grandmother in the throes of a bipolar episode and then tackled her in October 2021. After completing an internal investigation, the department won’t say if anyone was held accountable.
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QuikTrip, Devon Energy and owners of the Oklahoma City Thunder were among the top contributors to January events celebrating the governor’s re-election.