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Oklahoma Watch, Nov. 29, 2023

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.

A bill to expand eligibility for the state’s college tuition assistance program to children of school counselors, librarians and more fell prey to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s veto pen Tuesday.

Choctaw Nation wants Southeastern Oklahomans to keep their eyes peeled for ticks on their reservation.

Enrollment at Oklahoma’s colleges and universities tumbled by almost 5 percent in spring 2022 compared to spring 2021, according to a report released last week by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

http://youtu.be/scWkDGQrtl8A series of explosive train accidents has renewed concern about the safety of transporting crude oil by rail, especially the…

Host Michel Martin speaks with Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, about the ongoing teachers strike in Oklahoma and why teachers have been walking out elsewhere.

As Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District June 30 primary nears, the nine Republican candidates are vying for a shot at facing off against incumbent U.S.…

OETA Deputy Director and Managing Editor Dick Pryor discusses the top stories and the best and the worst of 2014 and look ahead to 2015.Keith Gaddie,…

A study released this week shows that Oklahoma's horse industry had an economic impact totaling $3.6 billion in 2012.The survey was commissioned by the…

Medical marijuana remained a key focus this week at the Oklahoma State Legislature, with a slew of related bills passing through the House Alcohol, Tobacco and Controlled Substances Committee.

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