Oklahoma Watch

Do One in Six Oklahomans receive SNAP food benefits?

In 2024, 17% of Oklahomans, totaling 686,800, received SNAP benefits, a greater percentage than the national 12%, or 1 in 8.
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Three Lawyers File More Than Half of Central Oklahoma’s 18,000 Annual Eviction Cases

Three lawyers file about half of Oklahoma County’s 18,000 annual eviction cases, a simple but lucrative practice worth hundreds of thousands per year.
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Lawmakers Get Earful As Oklahoma Home Insurance Rates Skyrocket

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Oklahoma’s reputation as a low-cost-of-living state is taking a hit after ...
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Hundreds of New Laws Take Effect Nov. 1

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The 2025 legislative session has been in the history books for months, but ...
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Mullin and Cortez Mastro File Bill to Allow Marshalls to Help with MMIP

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Two senators want a federal law enforcement agency to help address the ...
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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Republicans in Congress are signaling that the current stopgap government ...