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KRMG In Depth: Voter turnout among Democrats plummets in 2024 Mar 06, 2024

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Voter participation in the 2024 presidential primary among Oklahoma Democrats was down nearly 70 percent compared to 2020.

KRMG In Depth: A new type of insurance available for residents of disaster-prone Oklahoma Mar 03, 2024

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The company, Recoop, sells what it calls the nation's first and only "multi-peril disaster" policy which pays out a lump sum in the event of a covered event.

KRMG In Depth: Political newcomer running to become Tulsa County Commissioner Feb 29, 2024

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Melissa Myers says working as an advocate for people fighting to keep the Berryhill stretch of the new turnpike free led her to consider running for office.

KRMG In Depth: Bill to impose a moratorium on executions in Oklahoma passes in House committee Feb 28, 2024

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Interestingly, it's conservative Republican lawmakers pushing for reforms to Oklahoma's justice system, including former Marine drill instructor Representative Kevin McDugle (R-Broken Arrow).

KRMG In Depth: USPS plan includes moving mail sorting operations out of Tulsa Feb 27, 2024

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The United States Postal Service plans a public meeting to discuss the changes, but scheduled it for the middle of the afternoon in a small meeting room in south Tulsa.

KRMG In Depth: Mayor calls City Councilor Miller 'unfit', Miller says Bynum's 'spineless' Feb 26, 2024

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The war of words escalated sharply after a segment on the KRMG Morning News with Dan Potter in which the mayor discussed testifying before the Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners, which went on to deny Miller's application.

KRMG In Depth: DOC responds to critics on staffing levels, ratio of officers to prisoners, and more Feb 15, 2024

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Conflating the overall staffing levels of security officers to prisoners system wide with the number of officers and prisoners at a specific facility is one example of why the Oklahoma Department of Corrections has had difficulty responding to critics, a spokeswoman tells KRMG.

KRMG In Depth: Executive Director of Oklahoma Corrections Professionals says he’s being silenced Feb 14, 2024

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The OCP advocates for corrections employees in disputes with the Department of Corrections or the administration of individual prisons or facilities, but a Facebook livestream that addressed officers' concerns about staffing has been shut down.

KRMG In Depth: Former Chief of Security for Oklahoma prisons blasts DOC Director on staffing levels Feb 13, 2024

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Jason Lemons was a highly decorated correctional officer, even receiving the Medal of Valor in 2016, but recently resigned because of "lies and staff shortages."

KRMG In-Depth: KRMG In Depth: CPA with expertise in sales taxes calls Wagoner County propositions "excessive" Feb 11, 2024

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Brent Watson tells KRMG that when city and state sales taxes are included, Wagoner County residents would be paying some of the highest sales taxes in the country if the current propositions all pass.

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