To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
Observercast Episode 8: Long Inertia For Criminal Justice Reform
In the 1990s, Oklahoma went all-in on the nation’s get-tough-on-crime movement, cracking down on law-breaking whether it involved violence or not. In just one...
Observercast Episode 7: Open Meetings In The Time Of Pandemics
It's difficult enough during ordinary times for rank-and-file Oklahomans to keep up with state government. It became even trickier when lawmakers, responding to the...
Observercast Episode 6: ‘Look Around For Your Partners’
Observercast Episode 6 – 'Look Around For Your Partners' – expands on our discussion of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s standoff with Oklahoma’s sovereign tribal nations over...
Observercast Episode 5: Removing The People’s Power – HJR 1027
Two-thirds of the Oklahoma House this week took steps to neuter the People’s Power. Sixty-six reps – all Republicans – rammed through a proposal...
Observercast Episode 4: ‘Who will build roads in Anadarko?’
Why did Gov. Kevin Stitt pick a fight with the Oklahoma’s sovereign tribal nations over gaming compacts that generated $1.28 billion for the state...
