Comparing the percentage of household income spent on homeowners insurance, Oklahoma’s 6.84% is significantly higher than both the averages of its neighboring states and the national average of 2.41%.

As the Legislature enacted tougher sentencing laws, Oklahoma’s prison population increased for a third consecutive year in 2025. The Department of Corrections reported a population of 23,498 on Dec.

High school students at Vanguard Academy in Broken Arrow spent a semester researching homelessness and working with community partners across Tulsa. Their projects included a food drive, coat drive ...

Oklahoma legislators are proposing reforms to address the state's high eviction rates, which particularly impact families ...

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Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s petition charging State Farm with racketeering under Oklahoma’s version of the RICO laws is not the first time that Oklahoma’s largest writer of homeowners ...

Tenants who live in Jordan Lee’s Tulsa-area trailer parks have a less-than-luxurious existence. They’re struggling with toilets that won’t flush, lights that won’t turn on, rain that falls through ...

The Oklahoma Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday to restore public access to the state’s online campaign finance database and seek legal action against a software developer that failed to ...

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