Insurance commissioner investigates while refusing to investigate. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Bob Weir, the shipwrecked sailor, and me sfstandard.com/2026/01/17/b...

Power brokers keep their seats while chasing higher offices. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

A new poll says Oklahomans really, really don't like insurance companies. Surprised? oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Lawmakers filed a spate of education bills aimed at moving Oklahoma out of the bottom 10. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...

Legislators are taking another run at the Landlord-Tenant Act. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Fewer parole applications are granted when some members don't attend. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Epic chaos, again. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

‘You’re Not Worth It’: How One Couple’s Hail Damage Claim Became a $40,000 Fight With State Farm. That and more you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Oklahoma's Survivors' Act is full of promise for abuse victims, but one year in, implementation has been inconsistent. That and other stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

One day, the state's third-largest school district had $3.1 million in the bank. Two weeks later, it was $8.7 million in the hole. Resignations, layoffs and finger-pointing ensued. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

A journalist has spent years researching Tulsa's Texas-sized flooding potential. No one's listening. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Oklahoma is No. 3 in caregiver burnout. Here's why, along with more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Oklahoma is the only state refusing to disclose measles data on a county or regional level, yet it does so for other communicable diseases. One might wonder why. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

I'm back from my holiday abroad, as the posh might say. Here's the catch-up on the six stories I missed: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

State Farm has faced racketeering accusations before. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Legislators are taking another run at eviction reform after witnessing the state’s brutal eviction process firsthand. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Jordan Lee is proud of his Utah house, his auto lift and his 86-inch television. His tenants at Fair View Mobile Homes in Talala aren’t doing as well. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Hochatown wants its own ZIP code. USPS won't deliver. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has figured out how to spend more than $2 million on transparency without producing any. That, and more stuff you should know, in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Gov. Stitt defended wind energy. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The shutdown stopped her childcare subsidy. Next, she was in eviction court. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

A planned data center near Lawton fell through after Oklahoma’s land commissioners repeatedly delayed approving the lease, resulting in lost revenue for public education. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Rural homelessness: You can't count them if you can't find them. And grants revenue is based on the count. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Is Markwayne Mullin telling the truth? That and mores stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The AG accused State Farm of racketeering. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The shutdown created Kori's Choice: Eat or pay rent. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Jail trusts aren't law enforcement agencies. That changes the public transparency game. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Hundreds of plaintiffs say Oklahoma's biggest home insurer plotted to deny hail claims. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is tightening his grip on the $2 billion tobacco settlement trust, and he’s brought some help. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Should DV victims know their lethality assessment answers might be used in court? Read about the dispute and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Thanks to a very, very industry-favorable law, only the insurance commissioner can challenge rate hikes, and he can only do that when the state is declared noncompetitive. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Oklahoma property insurance regulations is based on the idea that competition keeps rates in check better than regulation. Does it? That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The state Supreme Court heard arguments about a bill that would severely limit Oklahomans' ability to self govern. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Paul Coakley brings mix of conservative leanings and progressive positions to Conference of Catholic Bishops. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

A disbarred attorney seeks to fix public education by destroying it. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

In eviction court, landlords with lawyers outnumber tenants with lawyers 10 to 1. Guess how that works out. The answer and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Another religious charter school fight might be brewing in Oklahoma. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Sen. Lankford said giving up the ACA supplements will be felt by 300,000 Oklahomans, but benefit all 4 million in the state. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

The price of talking to an incarcerated family member doubled and it will stay that way. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Remember paying for calls by the minute and getting a whopper phone bill? Inmates' families are seeing double. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

New Oklahomans learn the hard way that tenants don't have the same rights here. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch Newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Tulsa's Blue Team is successfully housing homeless people afflicted with mental illness. Read about that and more stuff you should know in today's Firs Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Former ODOC director awarded a $1.07 million contract, then got a job with the vendor. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Why Tom Cole thinks Congress needs another Continuing Resolution right away and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter (subscribe, why dontcha?) oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

Jesse Mack Butler faced 11 sexually related felony charges and a 78-year sentence. He'll get counseling instead. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. You should subscribe to it! oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...

There's an agency tug-o-war going on and dying prisoners are the rope. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...