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Jake Ramsey reported on the number of households in Oklahoma that struggled to afford the necessities, leaving these renters cost-burdened. Keaton Ross wrote about ongoing confusion over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies discusses a plan by the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer to transform itself into a new type of company. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer's latest story dives into the recently released student test scores from the spring. Keaton Ross discusses a recent interim study on the issue of dark money spending in Oklahoma elections. Jennifer Palmer talks about the newly appointed Lindel Fields, who replaced Ryan Walters and is set to serve the remaining 15 months of his term. Ted Streuli hosts.

Jennifer Palmer latest story looks back at the tenure of Superintendent Ryan Walters, who left public office for a job in the private sector last week. Jake Ramsey covered the eviction rates of both Tulsa and Oklahoma City and how Tulsa has used a project called the Landlord Tenant Resource Center to curb those rates. Keaton Ross wrote about a pending federal rule change that would allow Oklahoma prisons to install cell phone signal jamming technology. Ted Streuli hosts.

J.C. Hallman and Haley Parsley attended a press conference hosted by the NAACP of Oklahoma on the occasion of a motion by the Innocence Project of Oklahoma in the case of Joshua Christon, who was convicted of murder in 2008. Jake Ramsey recently reported on how the governor’s Operation SAFE displaced hundreds of homeless people in Tulsa and made it harder for them to access resources. María Guinnip and J.C. Hallman investigated a case in which a woman named Nikole Janowski was arrested during an epileptic seizure in Texas County. Ted Strueli hosts.

J.C. Hallman attended a court hearing in early September when an important ruling was made in an ongoing case that will be of interest to many Oklahoma families regarding OSSAA. Elizabeth Caldwell looked into a social media phenomenon that’s stirring the online dating pot in Oklahoma. Paul Monies is tracking a new effort by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ to have investment managers for the state’s tobacco settlement fund go through an evaluation for so-called Oklahoma values.

Keaton Ross reported that the cost of phone calls from Oklahoma prisons more than doubled with minimal public notice. Jake Ramsey on the high number of renters in the state who are considered to be extremely low income. Paul Monies examined recent votes against renewable projects by the commissioners of the Land Office, which manages school land for the benefit of public education in Oklahoma. Ted Streuli hosts.

J.C. Hallman has been writing about guardianship issues in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Watch received many tips in response to J.C.’s first two stories, and the new piece derives from those tips. Recently, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt enacted Operation SAFE in Tulsa. Jake has been closely following the operation and its effects on Tulsa. Jennifer Palmer latest story reveals how infrequently one of the department of education’s top paid advisors comes into the office. Shaun Witt Hosts.

Keaton Ross and KOSU’s Sierra Pfeifer recently collaborated to report on the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ full-sprint effort to deploy artificial intelligence in state prisons. Paul Monies has an update on how state agencies are faring with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order mandating a return to office. Haley Parsley discusses her story on two lawsuits filed by BCBS, alleging a scheme in which recruiters got recovery patients in Oklahoma to attend treatment facilities in California. Ted Streuli hosts.

Paul Monies covered a recent meeting of a board headed by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ that oversees the investments for the state’s tobacco settlement fund. Maria Guinnip and KOSU’s Lionel Ramos spoke with four local police chiefs about their agreements with ICE and how they’ll enforce federal immigration law alongside their daily duties. Jake Ramsey recently reported on the Federal Government’s newly proposed rental assistance timeline. Ted Streuli hosts.

Keaton Ross reported on CoreCivic, a private prison company, advertising detention officer jobs at two long-vacant prisons in Watonga and Sayre. Paul Monies discusses how deep-pocketed candidates are loaning huge amounts to legislative and statewide campaigns in Oklahoma. JC Hallman's latest compares the prior approval regulatory framework of California with the file-and-use framework of Oklahoma, and discovers that Oklahomans have been paying more for auto insurance. Ted Streuli hosts.