Ted Streuli
@streuli.bsky.social
Oklahoma Watch Executive Director
Paul Coakley brings mix of conservative leanings and progressive positions to Conference of Catholic Bishops. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City was elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops last week. On the surface, his win signals a clear tilt to the right — he’s closely associated...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Paul Coakley brings mix of conservative leanings and progressive positions to Conference of Catholic Bishops. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
A disbarred attorney seeks to fix public education by destroying it. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Disbarred attorney Ronald Durbin has thrust Coweta Public Schools into controversy over sexual assault allegations, using aggressive livestreaming tactics that led to a principal's collapse and suspen...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A disbarred attorney seeks to fix public education by destroying it. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
In eviction court, landlords with lawyers outnumber tenants with lawyers 10 to 1. Guess how that works out. The answer and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Barbara Grimm's Oklahoma City eviction reveals systemic inequities: only 7% of tenants have legal representation versus 72% of landlords. Without an attorney, she signed a judgment under pressure and ...
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In eviction court, landlords with lawyers outnumber tenants with lawyers 10 to 1. Guess how that works out. The answer and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Another religious charter school fight might be brewing in Oklahoma. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
A Florida-based Jewish organization plans to apply for a religious charter school in Oklahoma, following the failed Catholic charter school attempt blocked by the Supreme Court. Ben Gamla Jewish Chart...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Another religious charter school fight might be brewing in Oklahoma. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Sen. Lankford said giving up the ACA supplements will be felt by 300,000 Oklahomans, but benefit all 4 million in the state. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Sen. Lankford told Meet the Press he expects the shutdown to end by Thanksgiving. He defended Trump's health care proposal affecting 300,000 Oklahomans receiving subsidies, saying Republicans have off...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sen. Lankford said giving up the ACA supplements will be felt by 300,000 Oklahomans, but benefit all 4 million in the state. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The price of talking to an incarcerated family member doubled and it will stay that way. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Prison phone call rates that dropped to 6 cents per minute in February are gone for good. The FCC voted to raise the cap to 11-12 cents per minute. Oklahoma had already doubled rates to 14 cents in Se...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The price of talking to an incarcerated family member doubled and it will stay that way. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Remember paying for calls by the minute and getting a whopper phone bill? Inmates' families are seeing double. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Prison phone call rates that dropped to 6 cents per minute in February are gone for good. The FCC voted to raise the cap to 11-12 cents per minute. Oklahoma had already doubled rates to 14 cents in Se...
oklahomawatch.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Remember paying for calls by the minute and getting a whopper phone bill? Inmates' families are seeing double. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
New Oklahomans learn the hard way that tenants don't have the same rights here. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch Newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma tenants who withhold rent over unsafe or unlivable conditions risk immediate eviction under state law. With few legal protections and limited remedies, renters like Tynesia Omopariola and Eva...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New Oklahomans learn the hard way that tenants don't have the same rights here. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch Newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Tulsa's Blue Team is successfully housing homeless people afflicted with mental illness. Read about that and more stuff you should know in today's Firs Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Tulsa’s Blue Team is using a relationship-based model to help chronically homeless people with untreated mental illness find stability. The program has kept 42 of 43 clients housed, offering hope for ...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Tulsa's Blue Team is successfully housing homeless people afflicted with mental illness. Read about that and more stuff you should know in today's Firs Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Former ODOC director awarded a $1.07 million contract, then got a job with the vendor. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Ex-ODOC Director Steven Harpe joined LEO Technologies months after signing a $1.07M AI contract, potentially breaching Oklahoma's one-year revolving door ban. Law aims to prevent conflicts; penalties ...
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November 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Former ODOC director awarded a $1.07 million contract, then got a job with the vendor. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Why Tom Cole thinks Congress needs another Continuing Resolution right away and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter (subscribe, why dontcha?) oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
House Republicans concede a follow-up continuing resolution is needed as the Nov. 21 deadline approaches. Senate Republicans say more time is required and House Democrats push the chamber to resume wo...
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October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Why Tom Cole thinks Congress needs another Continuing Resolution right away and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter (subscribe, why dontcha?) oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Jesse Mack Butler faced 11 sexually related felony charges and a 78-year sentence. He'll get counseling instead. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. You should subscribe to it! oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
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A Stillwater teen accused of violent sexual assaults will avoid prison under a counseling deal. Prosecutors cite juvenile justice reforms, but victims’ families say the outcome shows how privilege sti...
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October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Jesse Mack Butler faced 11 sexually related felony charges and a 78-year sentence. He'll get counseling instead. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. You should subscribe to it! oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
There's an agency tug-o-war going on and dying prisoners are the rope. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board seeks clarity on medical parole referral authority, challenging DOC’s control. Prompted by a 73-year-old prisoner’s case, the decision could impact costly elderly in...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
There's an agency tug-o-war going on and dying prisoners are the rope. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
CompSource Mutual, our state’s biggest workers’ comp insurer, is pushing a stealthy pivot to a stock company. Bob Burke says somebody's going to make a zillion dollars. Guess what happens to rates. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
CompSource Mutual's bid to become a stock company faces lawsuits alleging illusory policies and surplus raids, potentially enriching investors at policyholders' expense. Expansion plans and historical...
oklahomawatch.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
CompSource Mutual, our state’s biggest workers’ comp insurer, is pushing a stealthy pivot to a stock company. Bob Burke says somebody's going to make a zillion dollars. Guess what happens to rates. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Indian COuntry is felling the federal shutdown pinch. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Native leaders and lawmakers fear the Trump administration will use the shutdown to slash tribal programs. Though some funding continues, furloughs and uncertainty have revived painful memories of 201...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Indian COuntry is felling the federal shutdown pinch. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The Bibles are out. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
New Supt. Lindel Fields withdraws Ryan Walters' Bible mandate for classrooms, files to dismiss lawsuit, and halts $3M Bible purchases amid court pressure and budget review. The reversal follows Oklaho...
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October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Bibles are out. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Federal lawmakers want a peek at your potty water. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Senior Environmental Protection Agency officials recently directed agency scientists to assess how the government could develop methods for detecting traces of the abortion pill mifepristone in the na...
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October 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Federal lawmakers want a peek at your potty water. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Rents went up. The minimum wage didn't. That's a piece of Oklahoma's eviction crisis. That and more in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
An increase in the stagnant Oklahoma minimum wage could reduce the state's exceptionally high eviction rates.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Rents went up. The minimum wage didn't. That's a piece of Oklahoma's eviction crisis. That and more in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
“The unconscionably high insurance premiums ... cause my office grave concern that the State of Oklahoma is not adequately protecting its consumers,” the attorney general wrote to the insurance commissioner. That and more in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma AG Gentner Drummond slams Insurance Commissioner Mulready for inaction on soaring homeowners insurance rates, four times the national average. Criticizing the file-and-use system and dismissi...
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October 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“The unconscionably high insurance premiums ... cause my office grave concern that the State of Oklahoma is not adequately protecting its consumers,” the attorney general wrote to the insurance commissioner. That and more in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Gov. Stitt Doesn't Want Oklahoma to be Invaded by Another State's Troops. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, opposes Trump’s cross-state National Guard deployments, citing federalism. He criticized Texas troops in Chicago, aligning with legal blocks by judges. Stitt’s stance, ...
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October 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Gov. Stitt Doesn't Want Oklahoma to be Invaded by Another State's Troops. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The state Supreme Court ruled business courts unconstitutional. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
The Oklahoma Supreme Court invalidated Senate Bill 632, a high-profile measure championed by Gov. Kevin Stitt to establish specialized business courts
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October 9, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The state Supreme Court ruled business courts unconstitutional. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Two investigations launched since Walters' departure, and a new Super in town. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
The AG wants and audit and the Ethics Commission is investigating a conflict of interest all on the heels of Ryan Walters' resignation. And there's a new Super in town.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Two investigations launched since Walters' departure, and a new Super in town. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The 2028 Olympics will be spread out over more than 1,300 miles. The NYT credits a steak. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma City hosted canoe slalom and softball for the 2028 L.A. Olympics, saving costs. Mayors Holt and Bass signed a partnership, highlighting unity. Linked by Route 66, the cities bridged political...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The 2028 Olympics will be spread out over more than 1,300 miles. The NYT credits a steak. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...