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Many Seeking Emergency Rental Assistance Left Waiting
Sep 7, 2021 · Two separate Emergency Rental Assistance programs have been established within the last year, providing $46.5 billion in federal relief. The first program was passed under the Consolidated Appropriations Act in December 2020 and provided Oklahoma with $264 million. The second one passed in March 2021 under the American Rescue Plan Act, giving ...
Cover-up Alleged in Pottawatomie County Jail Deaths
Sep 6, 2023 · Pottawatomie County jail officials apparently defied state laws and a judge’s order when they concealed information on the unexplained deaths of seven vulnerable detainees. All seven people arrived at the jail with medical and mental health or substance use complications that required care. None of them made it home alive. Most of their families still don’t know why.
Oklahoma Domestic Violence Reports Reach Highest Level in 20 …
Sep 17, 2021 · That suggests more incidents of violence are responsible for the climbing numbers, advocates said. Nearly 7 out of every 1,000 Oklahomans experienced domestic violence last year. Tulsa County saw the highest rate of abuse with nearly 13 out of every 1,000 residents reporting domestic abuse. 2020 domestic violence rates by county.
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Keaton Ross’ Democracy Watch is a weekly newsletter that provides Keaton’s observations of the democracy beat that may not receive a deep dive investigation but is still important information for our readers to know. Ted Streuli’s First Watch: Daily Oklahoma news context and local photography.Jennifer Palmer’s Education Watch: Weekly ...
How Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Loosened Gun Regulations the …
Jun 3, 2022 · As lawmakers moved to loosen gun regulations, Oklahoma’s firearms mortality rate increased 31.8% between 2014 and 2020, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Gun deaths from homicides, suicides and accidental discharges are included in the firearms mortality rate. At 20.7 deaths per 100,000 residents, Oklahoma ...
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Topics: State government. Paul Monies has been a reporter for more than 20 years and has been with Oklahoma Watch since 2017. Before that, he was an energy reporter and database editor at The Oklahoman newspaper in Oklahoma City.He’s also worked as a data journalist at USA Today and is a past president of Freedom of Information Oklahoma.Paul is a native of Scotland and has degrees from ...
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