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‘It’s time we do something big and bold’: Oklahoma lawmaker pushes child welfare overhaul

You’ve spent a lot of time looking at Oklahoma’s child welfare system. Before we talk about moving the agencies around, what ...
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Cleveland County approves a $20 million settlement in the death of Shannon Hanchett

The 2022 death of a woman who was arrested in the throes of a mental health crisis is among a series of Oklahoma jail cases that will cost residents higher taxes.
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There’s been a lot of big claims about the Inola smelter. Here’s what the facts show.

The Trump administration’s plans to build a smelter in Inola have generated big claims. Here’s what we know — and what we don’t. The Trump administration’s plans to build a massive smelter in Inola to ...