Maddy Keyes (she/her)
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The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer — near homes and farms and into drinking water sources. https://t.co/5JDEO9V4il
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The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals — including some that cause cancer —...
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Proposed legislation would regulate AI in political ads, restrict chatbots for children. https://t.co/SblLTCh0gv
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Proposed legislation would regulate AI in political ads, restrict chatbots for children.
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The measure would require state health officials to create and enforce health and safety standards for shelters. Providers say they are already subject to federal and local rules. https://t.co/JmPkOOMWmT
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The measure would require state health officials to create and enforce health and safety standards for shelters. Providers say they are already subject to federal and local rules.
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Homeless service providers urged lawmakers during the Oct. interim study to find solutions to help house people instead of adding more regulations that could hinder providers’ ability to assist the homeless population. https://t.co/NPDSaxKYeu
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Service providers say added regulations could hinder their ability to help people in need.
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Public conversations surrounding state-level monitoring of shelters began when lawmakers proposed an interim study on the topic:
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Two legislators behind a controversial bill that would have limited the locations of homeless shelters will hold a hearing at the Oklahoma Capitol on creating new regulations.
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Homeless shelters would lose public funding if they don’t comply with regulations set by the state, according to a measure proposed ahead of the 2026 legislative session. Read more about House Bill 3131 ⬇️ https://t.co/b3WVxFef7K
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The measure would require state health officials to create and enforce health and safety standards for shelters. Providers say they are already subject to federal and local rules.
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As calls grow, Oklahoma’s 211 hotlines could get long-sought state money. Full story linked below.
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The proposal would provide at least $3 million in state funding to keep the free, statewide hotlines operating around the clock amid rising food and housing insecurity. https://t.co/Qo14LB6kzU
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The proposal would provide at least $3 million in state funding to keep the free, statewide hotlines operating around the clock amid rising food and housing insecurity.
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted to reduce Tony Mann’s life-without-parole sentence after his younger brother — now free — told members Mann didn’t participate in the murder that sent them both to prison. https://t.co/2P7Z4LfJ5u
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The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board unanimously voted to reduce Tony Mann’s life-without-parole sentence after his younger brother — now free — told members Mann didn’t participate in the murder...
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State regulators are reviewing a proposal to expand sand mining over the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, despite Oklahoma’s moratorium on new mines in the area. https://t.co/sFpzWNu1c7
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State regulators are reviewing a proposal to expand sand mining over the Arbuckle-Simpson aquifer, despite Oklahoma’s moratorium on new mines in the area.
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Listen Frontier: Inside Oklahoma’s data center surge and the potential hidden costs. https://t.co/rNMun55don
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Frontier reporter Clifton Adcock unpacks how state leaders are selling the data center boom, what utilities are asking regulators to approve, and why ratepayers feel left in the dark.
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A Tulsa lawmaker’s bill would start prisoners at a higher privilege level to reward good behavior. https://t.co/lSQ5a9RoY4
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A Tulsa lawmaker’s bill would start prisoners at a higher privilege level to reward good behavior.
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The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years. https://t.co/w1Jl1upX0Z
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The state has one of the quickest processes in the country, churning out nearly a quarter of a million eviction filings over the past five years.
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Oklahoma has seen a spike in immigrants challenging their detention in federal court. Hundreds of detainees are being held in county jails and for-profit facilities across the state as the Trump administration ramps up deportation efforts. https://t.co/8h0oCUX6Lv
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Oklahoma has seen a spike in immigrants challenging their detention in federal court. Hundreds of detainees are being held in county jails and for-profit facilities across the state as the Trump...
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20 years after the case was first filed in #Oklahoma, a federal judge issued a judgement on the Illinois River lawsuit today, ordering poultry companies to pay for cleanup, and putting limits on land application of poultry waste in the watershed.
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The judgment also permanently limits the application of bird waste to fields in the region.
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A temporary loss of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown left Oklahoma families scrambling to cover rent. https://t.co/lSpZX0Vo4e
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A temporary loss of SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown left Oklahoma families scrambling to cover rent.
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As the governor attacks the attorney general over wildlife enforcement in Indian Country, we reviewed state, federal and tribal law — and found some of Stitt’s claims about hunting rules don’t hold up. https://t.co/EqNtljrOWJ
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As the governor attacks the attorney general over wildlife enforcement in Indian Country, we reviewed state, federal and tribal law — and found some of Stitt’s claims about hunting rules don’t hold...
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A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up. https://t.co/Pz7EnTjRvV
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A wave of big data centers is triggering a scramble for new electricity generation. OG&E and PSO are pushing to charge ratepayers more as they race to keep up.
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I reported how the number of unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma has increased by nearly 40% since 2019, yet the resources available to them are dwindling. One of the youth I spoke with said they feel stuck with nowhere to go. https://t.co/uhhJuTCSJM
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