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Many Seeking Emergency Rental Assistance Left Waiting
2021年9月7日 · 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 ...
Tulsa Police Response, Policies Questioned After Arrest of Woman …
2022年4月27日 · As Paris yells “don’t do it” from behind the locked door, Carrocia is seen laughing. In response to public scrutiny, the department launched an internal investigation late last month and released a statement that said in part, “The overall actions of the Officers and the way in which the call was handled is within the policies of the Tulsa Police Department.”
Oklahomans Share Their Struggle for Mental Healthcare as Feds ...
2022年12月28日 · Low insurance reimbursement rates limit the types of insurance that Oklahoma providers can accept leaving low-income Oklahomans with the fewest options for care, a report released on Dec. 16 by Healthy Minds Policy Initiative found.. Residents in rural communities had few nearby treatment options and couldn’t afford to take off work to travel to appointments, …
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How Oklahoma Lawmakers Have Loosened Gun Regulations the …
2022年6月3日 · 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 ...
Parole Board Approves Revised Commutation Eligibility …
2024年2月7日 · In a summary statement filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s Office in December, Pardon and Parole Board counsel Kyle Counts wrote that commutation eligibility requirements would promote fairness, transparency, efficiency and consistency in the board’s procedures. In a December interview, executive director Tom Bates said the board ...
AG to Lay Out Evidence in Epic’s Multi-Million Dollar …
2024年3月25日 · The amount ranged from $800 to $1,000 per student annually under Epic Youth Services. Investigators said Epic Youth Services kept unspent funds in that account instead of returning the money to the school. Epic cut ties with Chaney, Harris and Brock in 2021 and restructured amid a contract dispute with its authorizer, the Statewide Virtual ...
Education Watch: How Reforms Are Changing Epic Charter Schools
2023年3月16日 · Amid the fallout of an investigative audit and the arrests of its co-founders and former chief financial officer, Epic Charter Schools has undergone changes. In 2021, the state moved to close the school but stopped short when school leaders agreed to reforms. They cut ties with the co-founders and stopped using their for-profit management company.
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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 …