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Keaton Ross talks about how several bills passed this session will impact Oklahomans. He also covers the criminal and legal woes of four correctional officers who ordered the assault of a state prisoner. Heather Warlick discusses the 2024 Point in Time numbers for Oklahoma City's homeless population.

Heather Warlick discusses an unusually heavy eviction docket at the OKCounty District Courthouse. Paul Monies on how he found that GOP lawmakers had funded a new incentive for the oil and gas industry. Paul and Ted Streuli discuss the OSDE PR contract. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer has been following the rare opposition to an agency’s proposed rule changes happening between lawmakers and the DoE. Paul Monies on the fallout from a 2022 law that forbids state pension funds, agencies and local governments from doing business with big banks thought to be boycotting the energy industry. Heather Warlick reported on an eviction case in which a man was evicted from his home for the alleged actions of another person. Ted Streuli hosts.

Paul Monies looks into how hospitals across Oklahoma are getting extra payments as part of the state’s move to a managed care payment model for its Medicaid program. Keaton Ross on several consequential bills affecting Oklahoma’s courts, prisons and jails. Jennifer Palmer talks about the education bills she’s watching in the final weeks of this year’s legislative session.

Heather Warlick recently wrote about how Oklahoma’s restrictive zoning ordinances may stand in the way of solving the state’s affordable housing shortage. Paul Monies discusses the latest developments at the Capitol, where lawmakers are in the last month of the regular session. Keaton Ross' latest story reported that staff at the Lawton Correctional Facility were negligent as a prisoner was brutally murdered. Ted Streuli hosts.

Reporter Jennifer Palmer discusses her story about the high rate of teacher turnover in Oklahoma, Paul Monies reports on the state's Free Speech Committee, and Heather Warlick talks about the health care challenges unique to those experiencing homelessness. Ted Streuli hosts.

Keaton Ross reports on a legislative attempt to eliminate the state's Judicial Nominating Committee and a lawsuit brought by state prisoners who were locked in a shower stall instead of a cell. Paul Monies talks about teacher confusion over certification tests. Ted Streuli hosts.

Heather Warlick recently covered a tragic eviction case in Oklahoma City that made nationwide news. Paul Monies on developments involving the Oklahoma attorney general suit regarding Winter Storm Uri. Keaton Ross on why most state legislative races won’t appear on November’s general election ballot.

Jennifer Palmer reports on the oral arguments in front of the Oklahoma Supreme Court that will shape the next step for what could be the nation's first religious public school. Keaton Ross talks about a gubernatorial task force's report on dark money campaign contributions and Paul Monies discusses the Legislature's budgetary impasse. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer on the preliminary hearing that ran all of last week for the founders of Epic Charter Schools. Keaton Ross discusses several developments regarding capital punishment in Oklahoma. Heather Warlick on her story that looks into the Right to Counsel for tenants in eviction lawsuits. Shaun Witt hosts.