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Serial Evictions, Rent-to-Own Deals and $58 Filing Fees: How a Colorado Company Profits From Oklahoma’s Weak Tenant Laws

Westmoor Mobile Home Park in southwest Oklahoma City filed 160 of the 167 evictions in its ZIP code last year, making it Oklahoma City's seventh-highest evictor. One resident has had seven evictions ...
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Have hospital prices increased nearly 300% since 2000, outpacing inflation and wages, as Rep. Hern claimed?

Multiple sources report that hospital prices have risen substantially since 2000, with one citing a 281% increase, outpacing ...
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Marijuana Testing Hampered by Lack of Consistency, Lab Shopping

Summer Parker and Charles Hrabina, along with their dog Mercedes, pause for a photo at their home in Skiatook. (Rip Stell/Oklahoma Watch) Summer Parker didn’t understand why. She just knew she didn’t ...
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Oklahoma Gubernatorial Hopeful AWOL From Police Pension Board

Mike Mazzei, who advances to the August governor's runoff, has missed three-fourths of the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement Board meetings since Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed him in 2023, attending ...
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Education Watch: Epic Receives Poor Marks for Academics, But Finances Improving

This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. Epic Charter School’s finances may be improving, ...
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Predator Hunters’ Tactics Draw Fans, but Concern Police and Advocates

Russell Goodwin aims to identify and expose dangerous people online through his predator-catching group. His tactics frustrate police efforts and target vulnerable people. (Todd Pendleton/The ...
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Were there zero releases into the United States for a year under Trump, as Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed?

Though the Department of Homeland Security has self-reported zero releases of non-U.S. nationals since May 2025, immigration ...
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When Landlords Don’t Pay the Bills, It’s the Tenants Who Struggle

As trash mounts in Tulsa apartment complexes and tenants’ water access is threatened at the Oklahoma City-based Drexel Flats, attorneys and lawmakers said the situation at Vesta Realty is another ...
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Voter ID Measures, Campaign Funds for Parents and the Insurance Wildfire

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“Where You Want to Put Your Data Center Is Not a Trade Secret.” Oklahoma’s NDA Debate, Explained.

Nondisclosure agreements between Oklahoma communities and data center developers have become a flashpoint in the debate over government transparency, with critics arguing public officials should not ...
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Oklahoma’s Most Powerful Local Office Is Going Uncontested. Here’s Why Nobody Is Running.

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler files for office at the Capitol in Oklahoma City on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (Paul Monies/Oklahoma Watch) Tulsa attorney Colleen McCarty waited for ...