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Oklahoma’s prison population is growing after years of steady decline, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report released Thursday.

On Dec. 31, 2022, Oklahoma incarcerated 22,745 people, a 2.3% increase from 22,235 in December 2021.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority announced they made significant gains in the last year of shutting down illegal marijuana grows, especially ones run by

13 years ago today, a judge issued a temporary injunction continuing the hold on implementation of State Question 755 banning the use of Sharia law in state courts.

Proposed State Question 832 outlines a staggered approach to raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposed state question to raise Oklahoma’s hourly minimum wage to $15 faces its first legal challenge.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A proposed state question to raise Oklahoma’s hourly minimum wage to $15 faces its first legal challenge.

The sides are lining up to wage a battle over Oklahoma's minimum wage.

An effort to raise Oklahoma's minimum wage has already faced a legal challenge.

The State Chamber of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation are looking to challenge State Question 832.