The Frontier

03/10/2025

One judge told Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office officials that there were “serious constitutional concerns” about conditions at the jail including lack of access to attorneys, health care and clean clothing.

03/08/2025

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton is “100 percent on board” with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s proposed half-percent income tax cut – but it’s a cautious 100 percent.

On this episode of Listen Frontier, we talk with Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton about what an income tax cut might mean - both good and bad - for Oklahomans.

03/07/2025

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton told The Frontier he remains “100 percent supportive” of cutting personal income taxes in Oklahoma, but the state’s financial picture has him wary of a return to budget deficits of last decade.

03/07/2025

Oklahoma agencies must appoint a coordinator for the Oklahoma Division of Government Efficiency “as soon as possible,” according to an internal email.

03/07/2025

On Wednesday, an attorney for the Grand River Dam Authority sent another letter to federal regulators saying that the state agency would turn over flood study records, while calling the request “unreasonable and oblivious” in light of the Trump Administration’s deregulatory bent.

03/05/2025

A Grand River Dam Authority’s report found it shouldn’t have to buy out landowners affected by chronic flooding. But the agency won’t hand over records showing how the study was performed.

03/03/2025

Oklahoma’s congressional delegation has publicly defended Trump-backed cuts to federal jobs, foreign aid and Medicaid spending. We found some misleading, half-true and unverifiable statements.

02/28/2025

Experts offer tips on what tenants should do to avoid eviction, or when they fall behind on rent and get a court summons.

02/28/2025

Are you an Oklahoman who lost their job due to DOGE cuts? We'd love to hear from you. Fill out our form and we'll be in touch. bit.ly/DOGEOklahoma

02/27/2025

A forensic audit of Tulsa Public Schools by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd found a systemic lack of financial oversight and transparency, fraudulent transactions, conflicts of interest, and policy violations over nearly a decade.

The state auditor’s office found more than $25 million in payments violated bidding procedures.

02/27/2025

Oklahoma has one of the shortest eviction timelines in the country with some of the cheapest filing fees.

02/26/2025

Harvard University’s Goldsmith Prize honors the best investigative reporting on government, politics and public policy.

02/26/2025

Our "Fields of Green" investigation into Oklahoma's medical ma*****na black market and the outside government influences impacting it has been named a semi-finalist for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting.

https://goldsmithawards.org/announcing-the-semifinalists-for-the-2025-goldsmith-prize-for-investigative-reporting/

02/26/2025

Death row inmate Richard Glossip's murder conviction is vacated

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02/25/2025

On today’s podcast, we're joined by former Republican lawmaker Kevin McDugle. In his time in the Legislature, McDugle advocated for Richard Glossip, as well as for various reforms to Oklahoma’s use of the death penalty.

On today's podcast, we're joined by former Republican lawmaker Kevin McDugle. In his time in the Legislature, McDugle advocated for Glossip, as well as for various reforms to Oklahoma's use of the death penalty.

02/25/2025

Richard Glossip has been on death row for two decades and has survived nine ex*****on dates. Now the United States Supreme Court has tossed his conviction.

Glossip has been on death row for two decades and has survived nine ex*****on dates. Now the United States Supreme Court has tossed his conviction.

02/24/2025

Fentanyl has proliferated so quickly because it’s cheaper to make than other drugs and can be mass-produced in a few hours.

02/21/2025

On April 29 The Frontier will speak with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about his goals and the challenges of his first year in office. Past and present Frontier journalists will also discuss the outlet’s history and the future of nonprofit journalism.