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Long Story Short
Oklahoma Watch
219 episodes
14 hours ago
Keaton Ross reported on a settled dispute over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies looked into the Oklahoma State Department of Health and its policy in not sharing measles cases by county. On Dec. 30, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo issued an important ruling in Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to intervene in cases involving State Farm. J.C. Hallman has been covering the story for weeks now. Ted Streuli Hosts.
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Keaton Ross reported on a settled dispute over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies looked into the Oklahoma State Department of Health and its policy in not sharing measles cases by county. On Dec. 30, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo issued an important ruling in Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to intervene in cases involving State Farm. J.C. Hallman has been covering the story for weeks now. Ted Streuli Hosts.
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Judge Allows Attorney General to Intervene in State Farm Hail Lawsuit
Keaton Ross reported on a settled dispute over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies looked into the Oklahoma State Department of Health and its policy in not sharing measles cases by county. On Dec. 30, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo issued an important ruling in Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to intervene in cases involving State Farm. J.C. Hallman has been covering the story for weeks now. Ted Streuli Hosts.
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14 hours ago
20 minutes 16 seconds

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Too Little, Too Late, Too Weak: Critics React to Proposed Insurance Legislation
J.C. Hallman’s coverage of insurance in Oklahoma continued this week with a wrap-up of voices responding to the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s suggestions of new insurance laws for the legislative session starting in February. Keaton Ross reported that Oklahoma’s prison population increased for a third consecutive year in 2025. Reporter Paul Monies looked into the spread of the Save Oklahoma Plan, a conservative policy proposal developed by a freshman lawmaker that has been adopted by some statewide GOP candidates. Shaun Witt hosts.
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1 week ago
18 minutes 27 seconds

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Trailer Park Owner Hikes Rents, Forces Tenants Into Rent-to-Own Deals
Jake Ramsey on an out-of-state trailer park owner hiking rents and forcing vulnerable tenants into rent-to-own deals. Keaton Ross about the Ethics Commission’s decision to restore public access to an online campaign finance database. A couple weeks ago, J.C. Hallman broke the story of a large number of lawsuits involving State Farm Insurance Company, and followed that up with news of Attorney General Gentner Drummond stepping in to intervene in the case with a charge that the insurance giant may be guilty of racketeering. Now, J.C. does a deep dive on the history of insurance and racketeering. Shaun Witt hosts.
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1 week ago
19 minutes 25 seconds

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State Delays Push Data Center Developers to Private Land
Paul Monies looked into delays by the Commissioners of the Land Office that led to the state missing out on revenue from a data center on school lands. Keaton Ross wrote about the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ refusal to release body camera footage under the Oklahoma Open Records Act. Ted Streuli hosts.
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3 weeks ago
15 minutes 7 seconds

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AG Intervenes in State Farm Lawsuit
Jake Ramsey reported on the effects of the government shutdown on evictions. Ginnie Graham's latest story explored the unique challenges rural areas have when trying to quantify homelessness. J.C. Hallman filed two more stories about insurance in Oklahoma this time about a series of cases involving State Farm and homeowners' insurance.
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1 month ago
23 minutes 42 seconds

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TSET Investors Board Puts Asset Managers On Notice In Anti-ESG Push
Paul Monies has more on Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ's continuing efforts to change the investment focus of the state’s tobacco settlement trust fund. Jennifer Palmer talked to a domestic violence advocate who resigned in protest from the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board. J.C. Hallman’s published a second piece about the effort of CompSource Mutual to “demutualize.” Ted Streuli hosts.
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1 month ago
19 minutes 41 seconds

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Oklahoma Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Initiative Petition Bill
Keaton Ross' latest is about an ongoing legal challenge to a bill that makes it more cumbersome to get an initiative petition on the ballot. J.C. Hallman explores how the idea of competition is defined in Oklahoma law, and what that has to do with how much you pay to insure your home. Maria Guinnip reported the latest installment in our series “Justice in No Man’s Land”. Shaun Witt hosts.
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1 month ago
22 minutes 31 seconds

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Former Lawyer’s Aggressive Tactics Target Oklahoma School District Amid Assault Claims
Elizabeth Caldwell discusses allegations at a Coweta middle school and one man’s vigilante-style approach to bring attention to the problem. Jake Ramsey covered the eviction of Barbara Grimm, which highlighted the lack of representation tenants have in eviction court. Jennifer Palmer talks about State Superintendent Lindel Fields’ suggestion that Oklahoma consider lengthening its school year. Ted Streuli hosts.
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1 month ago
16 minutes 27 seconds

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Reduced Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates Aren’t Coming Back
Keaton Ross on the FCC’s rollback of a rate cap that brought reduced phone call rates to Oklahoma prisoners and their families. Jennifer Palmer's latest story looks into alarming data on gun suicides among older adults. Ben Fenwick on a unique bit of culture shock that people moving into Oklahoma sometimes experience. Ted Streuli hosts.
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1 month ago
22 minutes 53 seconds

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Former Corrections Director Approved Million Dollar Deal With AI Company, Then Went to Work For Them
Jake Ramsey went on a ride-along with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department as the officer served evictions and talks about what he saw. Keaton Ross wrote about former Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Steven Harpe taking a job with a company that he approved a state contract for in April. Ted Streuli hosts.
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2 months ago
13 minutes 15 seconds

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Lawmakers Get Earful As Oklahoma Home Insurance Rates Skyrocket
Jennifer Palmer's latest story delves into the Oklahoma City Police Department’s refusal to release certain police reports. Keaton Ross breaks down several new laws set to take effect on Nov. 1. Paul Monies looked into the rising cost of homeowners' insurance in Oklahoma after a pair of legislative hearings at the Capitol. Shaun Witt Hosts.
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2 months ago
19 minutes 35 seconds

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Critics Say CompSource Plan Will Hurt Policyholders
Jake Ramsey reported on the number of households in Oklahoma that struggled to afford the necessities, leaving these renters cost-burdened. Keaton Ross wrote about ongoing confusion over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies discusses a plan by the state’s largest workers’ compensation insurer to transform itself into a new type of company. Ted Streuli hosts.
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2 months ago
22 minutes 10 seconds

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Education Department Releases Student Test Scores
Jennifer Palmer's latest story dives into the recently released student test scores from the spring. Keaton Ross discusses a recent interim study on the issue of dark money spending in Oklahoma elections. Jennifer Palmer talks about the newly appointed Lindel Fields, who replaced Ryan Walters and is set to serve the remaining 15 months of his term. Ted Streuli hosts.
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2 months ago
25 minutes 40 seconds

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Dozens of Lawsuits and Hundreds of TV Appearances
Jennifer Palmer latest story looks back at the tenure of Superintendent Ryan Walters, who left public office for a job in the private sector last week. Jake Ramsey covered the eviction rates of both Tulsa and Oklahoma City and how Tulsa has used a project called the Landlord Tenant Resource Center to curb those rates. Keaton Ross wrote about a pending federal rule change that would allow Oklahoma prisons to install cell phone signal jamming technology. Ted Streuli hosts.
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3 months ago
23 minutes 6 seconds

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Withheld Evidence Emerges in Another Old Murder Case
J.C. Hallman and Haley Parsley attended a press conference hosted by the NAACP of Oklahoma on the occasion of a motion by the Innocence Project of Oklahoma in the case of Joshua Christon, who was convicted of murder in 2008. Jake Ramsey recently reported on how the governor’s Operation SAFE displaced hundreds of homeless people in Tulsa and made it harder for them to access resources. María Guinnip and J.C. Hallman investigated a case in which a woman named Nikole Janowski was arrested during an epileptic seizure in Texas County. Ted Strueli hosts.
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3 months ago
20 minutes 21 seconds

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How OSSAA’s Latest Legal Loss Extends Basketball Controversy
J.C. Hallman attended a court hearing in early September when an important ruling was made in an ongoing case that will be of interest to many Oklahoma families regarding OSSAA. Elizabeth Caldwell looked into a social media phenomenon that’s stirring the online dating pot in Oklahoma. Paul Monies is tracking a new effort by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ to have investment managers for the state’s tobacco settlement fund go through an evaluation for so-called Oklahoma values.
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3 months ago
19 minutes 54 seconds

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With Little Notice, Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates More Than Double
Keaton Ross reported that the cost of phone calls from Oklahoma prisons more than doubled with minimal public notice. Jake Ramsey on the high number of renters in the state who are considered to be extremely low income. Paul Monies examined recent votes against renewable projects by the commissioners of the Land Office, which manages school land for the benefit of public education in Oklahoma. Ted Streuli hosts.
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3 months ago
21 minutes 29 seconds

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Oklahoma Unprepared for Looming Guardianship Crisis
J.C. Hallman has been writing about guardianship issues in Oklahoma. Oklahoma Watch received many tips in response to J.C.’s first two stories, and the new piece derives from those tips. Recently, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt enacted Operation SAFE in Tulsa. Jake has been closely following the operation and its effects on Tulsa. Jennifer Palmer latest story reveals how infrequently one of the department of education’s top paid advisors comes into the office. Shaun Witt Hosts.
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4 months ago
18 minutes 15 seconds

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As Oklahoma Prisons Embrace AI, Critics Warn of Risks
Keaton Ross and KOSU’s Sierra Pfeifer recently collaborated to report on the Oklahoma Department of Corrections’ full-sprint effort to deploy artificial intelligence in state prisons. Paul Monies has an update on how state agencies are faring with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order mandating a return to office. Haley Parsley discusses her story on two lawsuits filed by BCBS, alleging a scheme in which recruiters got recovery patients in Oklahoma to attend treatment facilities in California. Ted Streuli hosts.
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4 months ago
24 minutes 23 seconds

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Oklahoma Treasurer Making Another Attempt to Change Corporate Policies
Paul Monies covered a recent meeting of a board headed by Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ that oversees the investments for the state’s tobacco settlement fund. Maria Guinnip and KOSU’s Lionel Ramos spoke with four local police chiefs about their agreements with ICE and how they’ll enforce federal immigration law alongside their daily duties. Jake Ramsey recently reported on the Federal Government’s newly proposed rental assistance timeline. Ted Streuli hosts.
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4 months ago
24 minutes 16 seconds

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Keaton Ross reported on a settled dispute over Oklahoma’s medical parole statute. Paul Monies looked into the Oklahoma State Department of Health and its policy in not sharing measles cases by county. On Dec. 30, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Amy Palumbo issued an important ruling in Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s motion to intervene in cases involving State Farm. J.C. Hallman has been covering the story for weeks now. Ted Streuli Hosts.