For the last five years, a strong energy sector has allowed Oklahoma’s economy to grow faster than the nation’s as a whole.
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Joyous start to new superintendent’s term
Hofmeister begins her tenure with high excitement and high expectations in Oklahoma’s education community.
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Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case, Okla. marriages remain legal
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a same-sex marriage case this year, but Oklahoma’s marriage equality law remains valid.
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Long-awaited passenger rail line will soon be reality, as might expansion plans
Starting February 2015, a passenger rail line will link OKC with the Tulsa area by twice-daily trips between the two cities.
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Clifton Adcock, staff reporter with Oklahoma Watch, and Sean Wallace, executive director of Oklahoma Corrections Professionals, discuss the overcrowding of the state’s prison system and early release programs designed to relieve some of that pressure.
Clifton Adcock, staff reporter with Oklahoma Watch, and Sean Wallace, executive director of Oklahoma Corrections Professionals, discuss the overcrowding of the state’s prison system and early release programs designed to relieve some of that pressure.
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Money greases wheels of judges’ campaigns, much of it comes from attorneys
Slater said complaints of judges being impartial toward a contributor are rare or nonexistent in Oklahoma. Slater also said he felt the practice was to be expected.
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PODCAST: The energy industry and state government
James Roller of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association and Whitney Pearson of the Oklahoma chapter of the Sierra Club talk about last week’s article in the New York Times about Attorney General Scott Pruitt’s relationship with the energy industry
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Guns more popular than ever in Oklahoma
Many gun supporters and organizations, like the NRA, have claimed their right to bear arms has come under attack in recent years, but polling and gun sales show that support for guns has never been higher.
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Neu doesn’t shy away from politics as superintendent
Robert Neu has embraced a role of speaking forcibly on state education policies, taking advantage of the platform few other district superintendents across Oklahoma have.
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Outrage easier to evoke on sports than other school issues
The Douglass High School playoff controversy shows it can be easier to draw attention to inequality on the football field than in the classroom.