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‘I was chained up’: How court debt forgiveness gave one Oklahoman a new life https://t.co/EdNGa0UuiJ

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Coffey, a former federal prosecutor, says his campaign priorities are what he calls the “four Cs,” corruption, crime, children and costs.” While Echols, who served 12 years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, is running on promises to support law enforcement, as well as “Stand with Trump” and “Stand up to DEI,” among other priorities listed on his website.

We fact-checked some of the candidates’ claims during the debate using interviews, public records and other sources of information.

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Agency leaders’ reluctance to punish Citation reflects a longstanding pattern of Oklahoma regulators letting oil companies contaminate drinking water, farmland and people’s homes with scant consequences, The Frontier and ProPublica have found in a yearlong investigation.

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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 Republican nominee has loaned his campaign more than $12.8 million, accounting for the bulk of the $25.3 million in personal loans that have fueled this year’s gubernatorial race.

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[Dylan Goforth @DGoforth918]

NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: Oklahoma Sen. Mary Boren says police should stop using Flock cameras to track drivers without a warrant, except for authorized uses.

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NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVE: Oklahoma Sen. Mary Boren says police should stop using Flock cameras to track drivers without a warrant, except for authorized uses.

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We reviewed claims about the state constitution and the candidates’ track records as a former state lawmaker and a former prosecutor compete to become Oklahoma’s next attorney general.

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[Dylan Goforth @DGoforth918]

Citation Oil & Gas is named more often than any other company in Oklahoma’s database of oil field pollution incidents and violations — listed more than 1,000 times over the past decade. The state’s oil regulator has never punished the company.

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Staff at an Oklahoma regulatory agency spent over a year building a case against Citation Oil & Gas, a company notorious for oil field pollution. Instead of disciplining the company, agency leaders chose to let it resume operations.

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A 2023 state law was intended to help low-income defendants escape fines and fees they can’t afford. But an Oklahoma County judge argues the law is unconstitutional.

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From earlier this month:

Mike Mazzei and Cyndi Munson debated. We checked the facts.

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Oklahoma’s rape kit backlog is larger than previously reported. A survivor wants deadlines.

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[🔥Brianna Bailey🔥 @briOKC]

Oklahoma law says some low-income defendants must receive relief from court fines and fees. So why are some judges refusing?

A legal battle could affect defendants across the state. Read @readfrontier's latest investigation with @kosuradio: https://t.co/wfjPE38eXw

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A 2023 state law was intended to help low-income people escape fines and fees they can’t afford. But an Oklahoma County judge argues the law is unconstitutional. A state Supreme Court ruling could affect defendants across Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma’s rape kit backlog is larger than previously reported. A survivor wants deadlines.

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Two candidates want to shape Oklahoma’s energy future. They disagree on how to regulate it.

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Two candidates. Two visions for Oklahoma’s energy future.

Here’s where they disagree on how to regulate the state’s energy industry. https://t.co/8HhrbrZBg3

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A sexual assault survivor and state evidence board member is urging lawmakers to establish deadlines for testing rape kits, saying DNA evidence has helped investigators connect cases across the country and internationally.

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