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After years of homelessness and addiction, Ernesto Akothe was ready to start over. But more than $25,000 in fines and fees stood in his way until a judge waived the debt. Not every qualifying defendant gets the same opportunity.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is negotiating more than $22 million in grants with tribal nations headquartered in Oklahoma. The money will fund planning and execution of energy projects. -
Comanche and Kiowa are the latest Indigenous languages to receive dedicated keyboards on iPhones. -
Lawmakers heard from experts about transforming eastern redcedar trees into a new material to benefit the state. -
The number of state and local officers working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement has doubled in size in the last eight months, according to a new report from the immigration reform advocacy group FWD.us. -
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The Oklahoma state government is allocating $500,000 to aid Tulsa’s district attorney in a jurisdictional fight with Muscogee Nation. -
Earlier this month, two U.S. Supreme Court Justices released a statement condemning the double prosecution of an immigrant in Oklahoma. -
People experiencing homelessness are at increased risk for infectious and non-infectious diseases, including hepatitis C.
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