Stitt cabinet member learned of his firing via social media during ...
Dec 3, 2024 · Update 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. Abegail Cave, a spokeswoman for Gov. Kevin Stitt, told The Frontier Wednesday that Oklahoma Secretary of Energy and Environment Ken McQueen, fired by Stitt during a hearing on Tuesday, had …
We fact-checked what Oklahoma law says about teaching the …
Jul 11, 2024 · State law prohibits the teaching of sectarian or religious doctrine in Oklahoma public schools but allows the reading of Scripture.The current Oklahoma academic standards do not list the Bible as a required text in public instruction.
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Oklahoma state housing agency faces an $8-million shortfall
Dec 10, 2024 · There are several reasons behind rising rent. Increased insurance costs and inflated prices of materials have made it more expensive to build and maintain a property, so many developers are forced to increase rent to offset these costs while still bringing in a profit, said Dan Emmanuel, a research manager at the National Low Income Housing Coalition.
Some states are turning miscarriages and stillbirths into criminal ...
Oct 31, 2024 · This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.. It often starts with suspicion: Why didn’t she call for an ambulance when the bleeding started?
Judge in Innocent Man case agrees to suppress original …
UPDATE Feb 23, 2024: A Tulsa County judge granted a motion to suppress the 1984 confession of Karl Fontenot on Friday afternoon, but stopped short of addressing the defense’s motion to dismiss the case.The state has 30 days to appeal the ruling to the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Fontenot, who was in the courtroom in Tulsa on Friday, declined to comment, but early in the hearing ...
Clemency hearing delayed for death row prisoner after board …
Dec 2, 2024 · Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Prince to the board in 2023 for a four-year term. Stitt’s office didn’t return The Frontier’s request for comment.. As a result of two recent resignations of Pardon and Parole Board members, a clemency hearing for death row prisoner Kevin Ray Underwood originally set for Wednesday has been postponed.
One Oklahoma Supreme Court justice is ousted after dark money …
Nov 5, 2024 · Oklahomans narrowly chose to retain two of the three state Supreme Court justices who were on the ballot inTuesday’s election after anonymous groups spent millions to sway voters.
Company plans to leave troubled Oklahoma center for people with ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Liberty of Oklahoma said it would end management services at two Oklahoma facilities in the coming months “due to external challenges.” The announcement comes after the Robert M. Greer Center in Enid has been cited repeatedly for health and safety violations.
We fact-checked dark money ads in the Oklahoma Supreme Court …
Nov 1, 2024 · Outside groups have spent at least $3.4 million on political advertising ahead of the Nov. 5 vote on whether to retain three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices.