Remember your first job out of high school and how bad you probably sucked at it? With that in mind, let’s take a look at this Nov. 30 Oklahoma Watch story about Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ latest idea to recruit more officers for its understaffed prisons. “In a little-noticed action, the Oklahoma Board of Corrections […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Runoff memory
The success of the “remember in November” rallying cry by Oklahoma education supporters that began in primary elections continued during last week’s runoffs as six of the seven incumbents that voted against the teacher pay raise during 2018’s Legislative system lost. After April’s teacher walkout failed to secure an increase in school funding, education organizers […]
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Primary issues
An unprecedented number of Oklahomans are running for office, from the U.S. House of Representatives and governor to state Legislature and local district attorney posts. In total, 794 candidates threw their hats into the ring during candidate filing April 11-13 at the state Capitol. This year’s candidate filing came on the heels of a historic […]
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Chicken-Fried News: #GovernorProblems
With less than a year left in office, Fallin seeks more power for the governorship.
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Chicken-Fried News: Cart before the horse
State lawmakers were sent back to the Capitol with specific instructions to focus on fixing the state budget hold. But that doesn’t mean they all listened.
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Chicken-Fried News: Pointing pistols
An Oklahoma lawmaker has proposed a law making it legal to point a gun at someone.
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Chicken-Fried News: Questionable assist
An Oklahoma lawmaker has come up with a plan to divert civil asset forfeiture funds toward building a U.S.-Mexican border wall.