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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State officials envision drones, call monitoring and AI technologies as the future of Oklahoma prisons, but advocates worry the tools create risks that extend beyond incarceration. -
Oklahoma Watch, Aug. 27, 2025 -
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is making another run at using a state tobacco settlement investment portfolio to put his stamp on social and cultural issues at publicly traded companies. -
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As federal spending on immigrant enforcement and detention soars, a private prison company is advertising detention officer positions at vacant prisons in Watonga and Sayre. -
Candidate loans remain unlimited in Oklahoma, fueling concerns over costly campaigns and barriers for everyday citizens seeking public office. -
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Trena Moser’s case exposes small-town conflicts of interest, pressure to inform and questions over justice in Oklahoma’s panhandle. -
In Oklahoma City, nearly $44,000 was spent on the boulders underneath the Boulevard bridge to discourage further encampment. -
Oklahoma Watch, Aug. 6, 2025
