Hannah France
KGOU Reporter/ProducerHannah France started her work in public radio at KBIA in Columbia, Missouri while she was a college student. During her time there, she helped develop and produce a weekly community call-in show called The Check-In, for which she and her colleagues won a Gracie Award. She graduated from the University of Missouri with a bachelor's in journalism in 2021. Hannah takes interest in a wide variety of news topics, which serves her well as a reporter and producer for KGOU. When she's not keeping up on the news, she enjoys going to farmers markets and spending time with her three-legged cat, Cowboy.
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Ahead of next week’s legislative deadline, a bill that would increase the barriers for voter-led initiatives to get on the ballot is headed to the Governor’s desk.
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After a similar bill stalled in the legislature last year, a bill that seeks to provide sentencing reform for victims of domestic violence is one step closer to becoming law.
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Oklahoma’s eviction rates are on the rise post-pandemic — more than 48,000 evictions were filed across the state last year. One solution being pursued by housing attorneys is simple, yet effective — increasing access to legal representation.
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Oklahoma executed its first death row inmate of the year Thursday morning.
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At the midpoint of this year’s legislative session, Oklahoma legislators advanced a bill that would introduce sentencing reform to criminalized survivors of domestic abuse. Hannah France spoke with Oklahoma Appleseed attorney Leslie Briggs about the Oklahoma Survivors’ Act.
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The ex-police officer is the first in the nation to face harsher penalties under the 2022 reauthorization of the original act.
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Without enough foster families to support the more than 5,100 children in Oklahoma’s child welfare system, many children are moved hours from their homes, increasing the strain on youth, foster parents, case workers and families trying to regain custody.
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If convicted, she could become the second woman on Oklahoma’s death row.
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Richard Glossip, who has been on death row for over two decades, maintains he is innocent.
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The first Monday in February marks the beginning of the Oklahoma legislative session. And Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to consider thousands of bills. Our reporters will be there to cover them. Here’s what they’ll be watching for leading up to the convening of the 2024 legislature.