As Tulsa’s next mayor, Monroe Nichols wants to increase housing, decommission homeless encampments
Nichols has ambitious plans to build new housing, cut crime and improve roads when he takes office next month
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Oklahoma pledged millions to EV startup Canoo, but now the company is fighting work furloughs and supplier lawsuits
The state has pushed back a deadline for Canoo to receive job creation money as the company struggles to ramp up production. State agencies purchased three Canoo cargo vans, but their use is limited.
One group thinks open primary elections in Oklahoma could boost voter turnout
State-level races are often decided in Republican primaries in Oklahoma, because there are no Independent or Democratic candidates on the ballot, leaving many voters locked out.
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Oklahoma sees lower voter turnout, but is redder than ever in 2024
Trump carried every county in the state for a third time and won by a larger margin than ever before. Republican Party registration has continued to grow in Oklahoma.
One Oklahoma Supreme Court justice is ousted after dark money groups dumped millions into judicial races
Voters chose to retain justices James E. Edmondson and Noma Gurich, but not Justice Yvonne Kauger.
Monroe Nichols wins Tulsa mayoral race
“Tonight we made history,” Nichols told a crowd of supporters.
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Fields of Green: A Frontier and ProPublica investigation into Oklahoma’s medical marijuana black market
Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in Oklahoma, stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. And authorities suspect some of those involved have links to powerful forces in the Chinese state.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2024
There have been at least nine fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2024, a sharp decrease over previous years.
Shot by Shot: Tracking Oklahoma police shootings in 2023
There were at least 25 fatal police shootings in Oklahoma in 2023.
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State-level races are often decided in Republican primaries in Oklahoma, because there are no Independent or Democratic candidates on the ballot, leaving many voters locked out.
