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Seven years after voters approved a greater investment in mental health and substance abuse services for Oklahoma counties, the money finally is on the way. But advocates for criminal justice reform warn that wide swaths of the state are at a disadvantage, unable to provide proper mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Oklahoma is releasing more people from prison, but a patchwork of local housing policies, blanket criminal record bans and minimal reentry support is leaving many unable to find stable housing after release.

Oklahoma school administrators remain frustrated by the Legislature's decision to repeal rigorous Common Core academic standards for public school…

People in Oklahoma weren’t the only ones affected by the recent record cold temperatures. So was the state’s bird population. Some species in Oklahoma…

Women, already underrepresented in the state Legislature, will hold fewer seats in 2017 despite a surge in the number of female candidates.Those results,…

Nearly 4,400 homeless Oklahomans were identified during the 2013 statewide count of homeless people, reflecting a slight decrease over two years ago,…

Oklahoma Watch, Sept. 3, 2025

State Treasurer Todd Russ is paring down a so-called blacklist of financial companies the state is not supposed to do business with.

Tuesday the Oklahoma City Council approved a request for proposals for a hotel catering to the convention center that will be built as part of the series…

State finance officials say collections to Oklahoma government's main operating fund improved in January, lessening the chance that mandatory budget cuts…

Security has been increased for Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton following threatening phone calls and emails that began after a…

No injuries or damage were reported after a series of earthquakes rattled parts of central Oklahoma overnight, including a 4.1-magnitude temblor that woke…