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Legislation filed to ensure assaults of children are reported
Tulsa Today - State
Jan 20Sen. Bryce Marlatt, R-Woodward, has filed Senate Bill 1312. The measure makes it a crime if a person witnesses the sexual assault of child but fails to report the incident to police. “In Oklahoma, if you witness a child being molested, you are require... »
Inmate escapes from Fort Supply prison
Tulsa World State
Jan 07Michael Weber, 50, is serving a five-year sentence on convictions for two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle in Okmulgee County in 2009. »
Inmate escapes northwest Oklahoma state prison
KFDA - Oklahoma Headlines
Jan 07Authorities say an inmate has escaped the William Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply. »
Inmate escapes from Fort Supply prison
Newsok.com News
Jan 07By Matt PattersonFORT SUPPLY -- An Okmulgee County man in prison on two felony convictions escaped from the William Key Correctional Center in Fort Supply late Friday night, officials said.Read more on NewsOK.com »
Woodward man dies in Woods County accident
NewsOK.com Local News
Jan 03A man was killed when the driver of a pickup he was riding in fell asleep.Read more on NewsOK.com »
Latest Blog Posts in Detail
In The Know: Legislators propose eliminating all state funding for OETA
OK Policy Blog
Jan 30In The Know is a daily synopsis of Oklahoma policy-related news and blogs. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. E-mail your suggestions for In The Know items to gperry@okpolicy.org. You can sign u... »
Plaintiffs appeal Washington County judge's decision that Oklahomans aren't entitled to sue to enforce Open Meeting Act unless specifically harmed by alleged violation
FOI Oklahoma
Jan 24Oklahoma's Supreme Court is being asked to decide if residents may sue to enforce the state Open Meeting Act without having been specifically harmed by the public body's alleged violation. Joel Rabin and Sharon Hurst are appealing a Washington County j... »
American Dream
Oklahoma Observer
Jan 24BY SHARON MARTIN All men are created equal … in fantasy land. Depending on the family into which you are born, you may be assured good schools, trust funds, and a chance. You could be born addicted to your mothers’ drugs. You might have a loving family... »
Ripping Up Phonebooks for Jesus
This Land Press
Jan 21TO THE FIRST ‘POWER’ I remember the tension, the edge-of-the-seat nervousness. I remember wondering which would explode first—the lungs of… »
The Right Questions
Oklahoma Observer
Jan 17BY SHARON MARTIN Ann Romney, in a television interview, recounted a moment of indecision on the campaign trail. She told an interviewer that she asked her husband, “Mitt, can you save America?” God save us from politicians who think they can save us. W... »

