Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma Watch is a non-profit organization that produces in-depth and investigative journalism on important public-policy issues facing the state. Oklahoma Watch is non-partisan and strives to be balanced, fair, accurate and comprehensive. The reporting project collaborates on occasion with other news outlets. Topics of particular interest include poverty, education, health care, the young and the old, and the disadvantaged.
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With Oklahoma voters deciding against full marijuana legalization on State Question 820, the focus turns to the Legislature to address criminal justice reforms related to low-level marijuana convictions. -
Mexican Oklahomans will soon be able to open bank accounts and purchase homes and vehicles without being forced to leave the state to update or secure vital documentation.
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Oklahoma voters will decide on March 7 if they want to expand the state’s medical marijuana market to adult recreational users 21 and older.
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Organizers and voting rights advocates say the proposed changes could benefit well-financed groups with the resources to collect more signatures.
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Shannon Hanchett and Kathryn Milano were waiting for mental health evaluations in the Cleveland County jail when they died. Now, the sheriff and the Oklahoma company responsible for them are asking for more taxpayer money to expand jail health care.
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Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced 40 bills impacting LGBTQ Oklahomans’ healthcare access, inclusion in schools and options for self-expression this legislative session, according to an analysis by Oklahoma Watch.
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Residents of Clinton, Oklahoma, are getting a taste of life without a hospital. Clinton Regional Hospital serviced a town of 8,612 people until the private company managing it pulled out on Dec. 31, citing a lack of profitability. Five urgent care clinics in Clinton and Weatherford closed with it.
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With the 2024 presidential election cycle on the horizon, Oklahoma lawmakers have introduced more than 90 election and voting bills ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
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The nation will be watching to see how an Oklahoma board appointed by the governor and legislative leaders handles a proposed Catholic online school.
