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Republican PartyOklahoma Rep. Tom Cole told constituents with concerns about government-slashing efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency that he’d been able to get it to change course when it set its sights on projects related to his district.He said he’d been able to get results by flagging issues to DOGE like any other agency, adding that while it’s made some mistakes in its efforts to cut spending, it had reversed course in at least one instance w…See the Story
Rep. Tom Cole Says DOGE Is ‘Pretty Responsive’ to His Concerns - Oklahoma Watch
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Oklahoma City · Oklahoma CityLock them up and throw away the key. That’s the idea behind Title 21, Section 13.1 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Criminal defendants convicted of one of the 22 offenses outlined in the statute, including murder, first-degree rape and human trafficking, must serve at 85% of their sentence behind bars before becoming parole eligible. Oklahoma lawmakers are considering several additions to the 85% list, with backers arguing a tougher approach is needed…See the Story
Lawmakers Eye Tougher Sentencing Laws - Oklahoma Watch
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Wages · Oklahoma CityYes. According to 2023 data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Oklahoma ranked No. 46, with a median annual wage of $41,480. The state with the highest median annual wage was Massachusetts. The states ranked lower than Oklahoma were Alabama, Louisiana, West Virginia, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Across all occupations, the median hourly wage in Oklahoma in 2023 was $19.94, which is less than the national median hourly wage of $23.11. The…See the Story
Is Oklahoma among the states with the lowest wages? - Oklahoma Watch
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Oklahoma City · Oklahoma CityPicture a prison yard in a Hollywood blockbuster. There’s a fenced-in field where young men lift weights and play basketball on a hot summer day. Correctional officers look on from a guard tower ready to sniff out any disturbance.In Oklahoma, a more accurate image might be a group of gray-haired men standing in a pill line or a dialysis patient struggling to get out of bed and use the restroom. Nearly one in six Oklahoma prisoners was 55 or olde…See the Story
Aging Prison Population Strains Corrections Budget - Oklahoma Watch
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Church · TulsaSheridan Church, a nondenominational congregation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has become a prominent venue for leading figures in the MAGA movement. Notably, FBI Director Kash Patel recently promoted an event there.See the Story
This Oklahoma church is hosting some of the biggest names in Republican politics
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Oklahoma City · Oklahoma CityYes. Oklahoma was found to have the highest rate of domestic violence of any state, but that’s based on data more than a decade old. The 2010-2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey reported that 49.1% of Oklahoma women and 40.7% of Oklahoma men experience domestic violence in their lifetimes, including intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner rape, or intimate partner stalking. The most recent iteration of the surv…See the Story
Was Oklahoma once ranked as the worst state in the nation for domestic violence? - Oklahoma Watch
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Oklahoma City · Oklahoma CityOklahoma Watch · Forced Housing, Hidden Kickbacks: How Stay-to-Play Squeezes Sports ParentsJennifer Palmer digs into a practice in the world of competitive youth sports known as stay-to-play. Keaton Ross talks about a controversial state-level immigration measure moving through the Legislature. JC Hallman looks at the state’s arbitrary IQ rule and how it doesn’t mesh with scientific recommendations. Shaun Witt Hosts.
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Long Story Short: Forced Housing, Hidden Kickbacks: How Stay-to-Play Squeezes Sports Parents - Oklahoma Watch
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Native American · Oklahoma CityYes. Though tribes are exempt from taxes as sovereign nations, individuals within the tribe–as U.S. citizens–pay income taxes to the federal government. A notable exception occurs with tribal land; income derived directly from tribal land is not taxable. Taxes are not paid on lands held in trust, as these lands and their generated revenues are set aside by the U.S. government for the benefit of the tribes. In Oklahoma, the incomes of tribal memb…See the Story
Do Native American tribal members in Oklahoma pay taxes? - Oklahoma Watch
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