Every journalist should read this. You might not agree with all of it- I don't- but the fact that the media is facing a crisis of credibility is absolutely true. We can't be an effective watchdog on government if only half of the country believes us. thefp.com/p/npr-editor-h…

Oklahoma election task force recommends fighting dark money by lifting contribution limits readfrontier.org/stories/oklaho…

Ryan Walters’ shadow looms over election losses in three Tulsa School Board races readfrontier.org/stories/ryan-w…

There's at least 1 thing that current/former officials with the #Oklahoma Republican and Democratic parties agree on in the new task force report - doing away with/increasing donation limits to politicians & giving political parties more power in elections readfrontier.org/stories/oklaho…

I wrote about the school board races in Tulsa. While campaigning, the candidates were all prepped to answer policy questions. But voters only had one question - 'How do you feel about Ryan Walters?'
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The mostly Republican task force also said it “would not oppose lifting” the current restrictions against politicians receiving direct monetary contributions from corporations and unions.

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The task force, 4/9 of whom are former OK Republican Party officials, recommended doing away w/ limits on how much $ a person can give a candidate's campaign, raise PAC donation caps, & 'would not oppose' allowing direct corporate contributions to a politician readfrontier.org/stories/oklaho…

Oklahoma election task force recommends fighting dark money by lifting contribution limits readfrontier.org/stories/oklaho…

When an execution team leader asked Smith if he had anything he wanted to say, Smith said “Nah, I’m good.”

Grateful to theGrio.com for publishing my story on the historic Okla Supreme Court hearing for Tulsa Race Massacre survivors.

Spoke with descendants Rep. Regina Goodwin & Chief Amusan, along with activist Tamika Mallory about what’s next.

📸 x Mike Creef

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Illegal Oklahoma weed operations have allegedly helped fund China's Belt and Road Initiative, a global outreach infrastructure program that funds things like highways, ports, oil pipelines. readfrontier.org/stories/a-dipl…

In Enid, Oklahoma, there will be a recall election over allegations of racism and white supremacy.

Commissioner Judd Blevins was confronted at a candidate forum this week by residents who want to oust him for his alleged ties to a white nationalist group.

Adam Cooper Kemp reports.

An 'is-this-really-happening' moment from this story on a school board candidate & a SuperPAC run by her husband: During our phone convo, I could hear him in the background correcting her on the names of his groups that she should not be coordinating w/ readfrontier.org/stories/a-grou…

Two state prisons had lower staffing levels than any federal prison in the county last year. By Ashlynd Huffman

'I can say this with the newspaper people gone now......' Why local journalism matters.

One of the best parts about working in journalism is feeling like your job produces a public good. It's amazing. But it's hard. Regardless if you're for-profit, nonprofit, paywall, no paywall, ads, no ads. We're all trying to do more in a world that's determined to give you less.

Michael Dewayne Smith was sentenced to death for two 2002 Oklahoma County murders

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A group formed by one candidate’s husband is buying ads in Tulsa school board races readfrontier.org/stories/a-grou…

Tulsa school board candidate Maria Seidler says there was no illegal coordination between her campaign and a group her husband founded that bought mailers attacking her opponent. | via Clifton Adcock 🏴‍☠️

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State leaders have asked the court for 90 days between executions to combat trauma, staffing shortages and reduce the potential for errors.| via Ashlynd Huffman

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