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Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if they go away.

Oklahoma marijuana farms pose a threat to national security, officials tell Congress.

The decision to offer fine arts curriculum will now be left up to school districts across the state. Rural districts with already limited resources could see cuts.

The decision to offer fine arts curriculum will now be left up to school districts across the state. Rural districts with already limited resources could see cuts.

At a congressional hearing, witnesses and lawmakers from both parties called for the federal government to take stronger action against illicit marijuana farms and cited reporting by The Frontier and ProPublica.

Shred the Stigma, founded in 2021, relies on volunteer drivers to distribute the kits across the Oklahoma City metro area. So far, the group says drivers have traveled nearly 28,000 miles across the city to deliver kits, which it says have helped reverse over 2,100 overdoses.

Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if the programs go away.

Gov. Kevin Stitt claimed that a large portion of Tulsa’s homeless population isn’t from Oklahoma as he celebrated a new initiative to clean up camps under highway bridges and overpasses, even though surveys say otherwise.

Listen Frontier: Gov. Stitt says compassion has limits as state troopers clear Tulsa homeless camps. “We want to help people, but if you don’t want help, we’re not going to let you continue to break the law and do drugs and harass people and live on the street,” Stitt said.

Fentanyl has proliferated so quickly because it’s cheaper to make than other drugs and can be mass-produced in a few hours.

Oklahoma had only 329 shelter or housing beds for youth in 2024, according to the most recent federal housing department data. The state lost 58 beds for unhoused youth from the previous year.

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Listen Frontier: Gov. Stitt says compassion has limits as state troopers clear Tulsa homeless camps.

New podcast with Gov. Kevin Stitt and John 3:16 Mission CEO Steven Whitaker. “We want to help people, but if you don’t want help, we’re not going to let you continue to break the law and do drugs and harass people and live on the street,” Stitt said.

We found false and unverifiable claims about homelessness as state officials celebrated Operation SAFE.

A pilot program would track people on parole and probation using AI to find patterns in where they go and how often they charge their devices.

Republican state leaders have embraced data centers as a way to boost economic development in Oklahoma, but some lawmakers and local residents worry the projects will gobble up water and electricity.

Listen Frontier: Power, water, and secrecy: Data centers are in Oklahoma. What now?

Listen Frontier: Power, water, and secrecy: Data centers are in Oklahoma. What now? www.readfrontier.org/stories/list...

A lawmaker plans to take a closer look at how data centers are using utilities in the state as the industry sees rapid growth.

A pilot program would track people on parole and probation using AI to find patterns in where they go and how often they charge their devices.

Good interview this morning with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt. We talked about Operation SAFE, Tulsa, homelessness, McGirt, and so on. Look for a story soon at @readfrontier.bsky.social

State health inspectors have cited the jail for insufficient staffing seven times since 2020.

Some Oklahoma parents turn kids over to the state after struggling to get mental health care for them.

State health inspectors have cited the jail for insufficient staffing seven times since 2020.

On Wednesday, Tulsa’s City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would limit what Tulsans can do on sidewalks and medians. The proposed ordinance comes after two incidents where two separate people were killed while standing in center medians.

On Wednesday, Tulsa’s City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would limit what Tulsans can do on sidewalks and medians. The proposed ordinance comes after two incidents where two separate people were killed while standing in center medians.

On Wednesday, Tulsa’s City Council is set to vote on an ordinance that would limit what Tulsans can do on sidewalks and medians. The vote comes after two incidents where separate people were killed while standing in center medians in 2023 and 2024.

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“If we want to be competitive in all the things we’re offering as a state, we need to have housing supply that meets the needs of individuals and of the employers we’re hoping to bring to the state,” Rep. Suzanne Schreiber said.

Officials say outdated construction rules make it too costly to build affordable residences. Lawmakers are weighing how to cut red tape without cutting corners on safety.

Nationwide, the federal government pulled back $11 billion in COVID-era health care funding this spring. For Oklahoma, this meant the end of extra funds for immunizations, epidemiology and public health lab services.

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Oklahoma’s spending watchdog urged returning $157M in health grants. But with rural clinics depending on them, are these cuts short-sighted or necessary?

State and federal officials have targeted public health programs in efforts to trim what they call wasteful spending, focusing on pandemic-era funding that remained unused.

Beyond McGirt: How local governments keep testing Tribal rights.

“It’s a perfect storm coming together to really threaten our ability to provide what is needed to keep communities safe and healthy,” one public health expert says.

A deal for the City of Tulsa to send traffic and other municipal cases involving Muscogee Nation citizens to tribal court doesn’t cover the descendants of formerly enslaved people who are also tribal citizens.

Five years after the McGirt ruling, some Oklahoma towns are still ticketing tribal citizens in violation of federal law. Reporters Clifton Adcock and Allison Herrera join us to explain why it’s happening and what it means for tribal sovereignty. www.readfrontier.org/stories/beyo...

A deal between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation doesn’t apply to Freedmen descendants who don’t have documentation of a degree of Indian blood. @cliftonhowze.bsky.social and Allison Herrera find out why. www.readfrontier.org/stories/desp...

A deal between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation doesn’t apply to Freedmen descendants who don’t have documentation of a degree of Indian blood.

The Frontier and The Marshall Project were recognized for their joint reporting on jail health care.

Listen Frontier: ‘We’ve lost five years’: Cherokee Chief says next governor must rebuild tribal relations

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Some Oklahoma towns still ticket tribal citizens, in violation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

Two legislators behind a controversial bill that would have limited the locations of homeless shelters will hold a hearing at the Oklahoma Capitol on creating new regulations.

McGirt. Tribal Sovereignty. Kevin Stitt. Cherokee Nation Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. sounds off on these topics and more in the latest Listen Frontier podcast.

In an interview with @readfrontier.bsky.social, Hoskin Jr. pushed back on critics who claim the McGirt decision led to “legal chaos.” He also reflected on the strained relationship between tribal nations and Gov. Kevin Stitt, discussed how he hopes the next governor will mend that relationship.