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A year after Gov. Kevin Stitt dissolved a statewide council on ending homelessness, providers have launched an independent group to collect data and coordinate services in Oklahoma.

From city to suburbs to rural communities, as our state grows the housing market has declined.Oklahoma City's housing need is substantial, and that's clear by t

The governor dissolved a committee on homelessness as housing remains a growing challenge across the state.

The Oklahoma Governor’s Interagency Council on Homelessness had been in place since 2004.

A statewide, five-year plan to address homelessness will likely go unfinished. No other group exists to track homelessness across Oklahoma.

The council first started in 1995 and focused on reducing homelessness statewide. Stitt said he disbanded for work to continue on in other agencies.

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{photoSource}The Enid News and Eagle{/photoSource} The Enid News and Eagle More than 70 tons of human waste, clothes and other matter were cleared over a three-day period at a homeless camp off Alameda Street and Carter Avenue in May. Mindy Ragan Wood / The Transcript Exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and a shortage of affordable housing, homelessness has become an even more contentious issue for Oklahoma communities....

Oklahoman A MAPS 3 advisory committee wants to know why the Oklahoma City Convention Centers management company, ASM Global, is requesting two wheelchair ramps between the third-floor atrium and the ballroom level. Construction is quickly wrapping up on the 550,000-square-foot convention center, which was dedicated last month. Ballroom access is by two short sets of stairs or by elevator. The proposed ramps add an accessible option. Tom McDaniel, chairman of the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board...

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