Oklahoma Watch

A civil rights attorney is calling the superintendent’s attempt to ban a teacher from teaching over a photo of a Trump mask “un-American.”

Only accredited private schools qualify for the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit program, a voucher-like state subsidy for parents to use toward tuition. But schools need only report the name of their accreditor. There is no verification beyond that, and any accreditor goes.

The Great Plains Correctional Facility reopened in May 2023, but the private company that manages the facility has refused to pay the town nearly $1 million in outstanding prisoner per diems.

With private schools statewide now eligible for up to $7,500 in tax credits per student through the Parental Choice Tax Credit Program, many are raising tuition. How are schools able to do this and what do these increases look like?

Oklahoma lawmakers significantly boosted funding for crisis pregnancy centers despite years of complaints a vendor running the program was too slow to reimburse the mostly religious-affiliated nonprofits that counsel against abortion.

Three federal judges are responsible for almost all delays in the Western District and account for nearly half of all delays statewide.

Oklahoma cities might be one step closer to reducing the number of people evicted in the state after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond on July 12 issued an opinion regarding constitutional uses of taxpayer money.

Oklahoma is growing in population and rent prices. Experts disagree about the reasons behind the crisis but agree that it’s affecting the state’s poorest residents.

A new report from Legal Aid Services Oklahoma shows that eviction filings this year are increasing in Oklahoma City.

David Coker required hospitalization for head trauma after a correctional officer turned his back and let prisoners assault him.