Jett, in response, called Paxton’s statements about his conservative bona fides “laughable,” noting The Freedom Index, a conservative legislative scorecard, rated Jett as 96% Republican, while Paxton scored a 46%.

Fact check: What Stitt got right — and wrong — in his final State of the State address

Fact check: What Stitt got right — and wrong — in his final State of the State address

We rate Gov. Kevin Stitt’s statements on personal income, Medicaid, marijuana and Ronald Reagan from his State of the State address.

The Oklahoma Senate leader says the far-right Freedom Caucus is hurting the chamber. Jett responds by calling Paxton “a bully.”

As many as 150,000 people get drinking water from the 500-square-mile Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But the aquifer is particularly vulnerable to depletion and only recharges a few inches every year, one study estimated.

A slew of bills at the Legislature this year would pause new developments, limit nondisclosure agreements and require companies to shoulder infrastructure costs as opposition grows.

"Shane Jett is not a conservative, Shane Jett is a self-promoting populist, and he is doing everything he can do to promote himself at the cost of the Senate and at the cost of the state … and whatever that takes to do, whatever he destroys on the way, is just fine with him.”

Following our investigation into Oklahoma's uncontrolled wastewater purges, lawmakers have filed a slate of bills aimed at fixing the problem. www.readfrontier.org/stories/new-...

Dozens of bills filed this session would expand cooperation with federal immigration authorities, restrict access to public assistance, driver’s licenses and higher education, and limit foreign land ownership.

The author of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s report on AI in Oklahoma argues the state must act quickly or risk falling behind as artificial intelligence transforms work, education and public policy. player.captivate.fm/episode/c416...

Bills filed ahead of the 2026 session would let residents sue cities over camping enforcement, expand tenant protections and make it easier to build affordable housing.

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An Oklahoma state senator has introduced legislation to strengthen regulations on how oilfield wastewater is injected underground following an investigation by The Frontier and ProPublica. Full story linked in the comments.

The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources.

Homeless shelters would lose public funding if they don’t comply with regulations set by the state, according to a measure proposed ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Full story linked below.

‘The risk is moving too slow’: How Oklahoma’s government wants AI to reshape the state’s economy.

Proposed legislation would regulate AI in political ads, restrict chatbots for children.

Court-appointed monitors warn the state is falling behind on promised reforms as hundreds remain jailed while awaiting care.

“The reality is that we do have (homeless shelters), and they need to be done in the most transparent and public-safety minded way that can be done,” West told The Frontier. “And that’s what I’m trying to address with this legislation.”

Homeless shelters would lose public funding if they don’t comply with regulations set by the state, according to a measure proposed ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Read more about House Bill 3131 ⬇️ www.readfrontier.org/stories/okla...

The measure would require state health officials to create and enforce health and safety standards for shelters. Providers say they are already subject to federal and local rules.

As calls grow, Oklahoma’s 211 hotlines could get long-sought state money. Full story linked below.

Victims’ families and the sole survivor urged the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board to reject clemency for the man sentenced to die for a 2006 double murder.

The proposal would provide at least $3 million in state funding to keep the free, statewide hotlines operating around the clock amid rising food and housing insecurity.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted to reduce Tony Mann’s life-without-parole sentence after his younger brother — now free — told members Mann didn’t participate in the murder that sent them both to prison.

Read our story - A fragile aquifer, a proposed mine and a fight over Oklahoma’s water - at the link in the comments.

State regulators are reviewing a proposal to expand sand mining over the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, despite Oklahoma’s moratorium on new mines in the area.

Listen Frontier: Inside Oklahoma’s data center surge and the potential hidden costs.

A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up.

A Tulsa lawmaker’s bill would start prisoners at a higher privilege level to reward good behavior.

From exposing corruption to challenging secrecy, research shows why local investigative journalism matters. Reader support makes our work possible in Oklahoma.

The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years.

Believe @readfrontier.bsky.social on this. Data centers are NOT required to use their own power plants. Fact Check: Are claims about Oklahoma data centers holding up? share.google/Pj7oKbpcM0AY...

From the state’s ‘Behind the Meter’ power law to promises about electric bills and transparency, The Frontier reviewed the facts behind recent statements on data center development.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. Published Oct. w/ @readfrontier.bsky.social

Investigative journalism in Oklahoma often means months of persistence, public records fights and telling stories others don’t have the resources to pursue. Reader support makes that work possible.

Oklahoma has seen a spike in immigrants challenging their detention in federal court. Hundreds of detainees are being held in county jails and for-profit facilities across the state as the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts.

The judgment also permanently limits the application of bird waste to fields in the region.

A temporary loss of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown left Oklahoma families scrambling to cover rent.

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It took months of records, miles of travel and countless conversations to uncover a statewide problem regulators long downplayed. Your donation helps us continue reporting that holds power to account.

We reviewed state, federal and tribal laws, and court records and questioned state officials to fact-check Drummond and Stitt’s recent public statements on hunting laws in the state.

As the governor attacks the attorney general over wildlife enforcement in Indian Country, we reviewed state, federal and tribal law — and found some of Stitt’s claims about hunting rules don’t hold up.

Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock unpacks how state leaders are selling the data center boom, what utilities are asking regulators to approve, and why ratepayers feel left in the dark.

A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up.

Oklahoma’s data-center boom could drive up power bills — and most people don’t know it. The Frontier digs for answers powerful interests won’t share. Support independent journalism today. Donate now and double your impact. www.readfrontier.org/donate

A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up.

Great stuff in here from @cliftonhowze.bsky.social consistently one of the state’s best journalists