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Native American Tribes Are Struggling in Wake of SNAP Uncertainty

Tribal nations say they’re covering emergency food costs as federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits hang in limbo amid the shutdown. About 23% of Native American and Alaska Native ...
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Is Tulsa among the most ozone-polluted metropolitan areas in the country?

Using data from the EPA, the American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air report ranked the Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee ...
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Isolation, Illness and Guns: Why More Older Oklahomans Are Dying by Suicide

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Savannah Phillips never thought suicide would be part of her family’s story.
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Education Watch: Teacher Files New Lawsuit Over Revocation of Certificate

This article was originally delivered to subscribers of our Education Watch newsletter. Sign up now to receive Education Watch directly in your inbox. Former Oklahoma educator Summer Boismier filed a ...
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Reduced Oklahoma Prison Phone Call Rates Aren’t Coming Back

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Reduced prison phone call rates that benefited incarcerated Oklahomans and ...
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Are rural areas more likely to be harmed by reductions to SNAP?

A recent analysis by the Center for American Progress found that rural counties disproportionately represent the over 300 ...
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Has the Oklahoma state government been a Republican trifecta for the past fourteen years?

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. The Republican Party has held control of the governorship and both branches ...
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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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First Watch: Stuff You Should Know

For six months, Maureen Hunt could afford to talk to her husband in prison. Calls were 6 cents per minute. She budgeted for them. They stayed connected. Then Oklahoma doubled the rate to 14 cents in ...
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The Credibility Collective

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. Support Oklahoma Watch by donating today. Your contribution protects free ...
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Tulsa’s Blue Team Builds Trust, Breaks Cycle of Chronic Homelessness

Want to understand Oklahoma better? Sign up for First Watch and let Ted Streuli guide you beyond the surface of daily news. For nearly a decade, Staci Owens struggled to keep consistent shelter. 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. Reporter Jake Ramsey wondered what it was like to be a sheriff’s deputy ...