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Data from the Census Bureau’s 2025 American Community Survey released Oct. 29 show that Oklahoma’s poverty rate was 14.4 percent, which means that nearly 1 in 7 state residents live in poverty. Oklahoma’s overall poverty rate in 2025 improved by half a percentage point compared to the previous year. For the second consecutive year, Oklahoma had the eighth highest poverty rate in the country.
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•Watch: via YouTube •Watch Cole Allen’s overview of this interim study •View: Presentation slides (PDF) The Oklahoma House of Representatives held an interim study on Oct. 21, 2026, to examine maximizing the effectiveness of the County Community Safety Investment Fund (CCSIF), which was created by State Question 781 passed by voters in 2016. SQ 781
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I’m a big fan of Attorney General Gentner Drummond, but I wish he hadn’t called for the resignation of the judge who recently sentenced Brent Swadley to probation. Drummond is unhappy because the judge suspended the jury’s recommended sentence. Swadley was found guilty of cheating Oklahoma taxpayers out of $1.2 million. I don’t blame the
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