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Observercast Episode 8: Long Inertia For Criminal Justice Reform

Posted March 30, 202000:40:49

In the 1990s, Oklahoma went all-in on the nation’s get-tough-on-crime movement, cracking down on law-breaking whether it involved violence or not....

Observercast Episode 7: Open Meetings In The Time Of Pandemics

Posted March 23, 202000:44:43

It’s difficult enough during ordinary times for rank-and-file Oklahomans to keep up with state government. It became even trickier when lawmakers,...

Observercast Episode 6: ‘Look Around For Your Partners’

Posted March 16, 202000:45:02

Observercast Episode 6 – 'Look Around For Your Partners' – expands on our discussion of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s standoff with Oklahoma’s sovereign...

Observercast Episode 5: Removing The People’s Power – HJR 1027

Posted March 11, 202000:39:17

Two-thirds of the Oklahoma House this week took steps to neuter the People’s Power. Sixty-six reps – all Republicans – rammed through a proposal...

Observercast Episode 4: ‘Who will build roads in Anadarko?’

Posted March 9, 202000:35:39

Why did Gov. Kevin Stitt pick a fight with the Oklahoma’s sovereign tribal nations over gaming compacts that generated $1.28 billion for the state...