Ted Streuli
@streuli.bsky.social
Oklahoma Watch Executive Director
Is Markwayne Mullin telling the truth? That and mores stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Sen. Markwayne Mullin made several claims on conservative shows that prove factually correct: 2024 drug overdose deaths exceeded 66,500 (actually over 80,000), surpassing Vietnam War casualties. His a...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Is Markwayne Mullin telling the truth? That and mores stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The AG accused State Farm of racketeering. 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
Drummond's December 4 petition accuses State Farm of violating the Oklahoma Consumer Protection Act, the state's RICO statute, and the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. He's also alleging civil conspirac...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The AG accused State Farm of racketeering. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The shutdown created Kori's Choice: Eat or pay rent. 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
Kori Petty faced an impossible choice during the government shutdown: feed her newborn or pay rent. She chose food. By Thanksgiving week, she was in eviction court.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The shutdown created Kori's Choice: Eat or pay rent. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Jail trusts aren't law enforcement agencies. That changes the public transparency game. 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 just told county jail trusts they can't hide behind law enforcement exemptions to dodge open records requests.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Jail trusts aren't law enforcement agencies. That changes the public transparency game. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Hundreds of plaintiffs say Oklahoma's biggest home insurer plotted to deny hail claims. 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
More than 200 Oklahoma homeowners are suing State Farm over denied hail damage claims. Court filings allege the company created a team in 2020 to reduce claim payouts by 50%. State Farm says it was ad...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Hundreds of plaintiffs say Oklahoma's biggest home insurer plotted to deny hail claims. That and more stuff you should know in today's FIrst Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is tightening his grip on the $2 billion tobacco settlement trust, and he’s brought some help. 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
Treasurer Todd Russ is steering Oklahoma's $2 billion tobacco trust toward "Oklahoma values" proxy voting through Vident Asset Management. The push comes after a conservative policy forum and involves...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ is tightening his grip on the $2 billion tobacco settlement trust, and he’s brought some help. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter. oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Should DV victims know their lethality assessment answers might be used in court? Read about the dispute 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 chairman of the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board resigned over a dispute about disclosure to victims. The board, which operates through the attorney general’s office, is charged with review...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Should DV victims know their lethality assessment answers might be used in court? Read about the dispute and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Thanks to a very, very industry-favorable law, only the insurance commissioner can challenge rate hikes, and he can only do that when the state is declared noncompetitive. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
In Friday's piece, Hallman examined the metrics available to measure market competitiveness, which Mulready chooses, and how those calculations work out (Spoiler Alert: It's not in favor of Oklahoma h...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Thanks to a very, very industry-favorable law, only the insurance commissioner can challenge rate hikes, and he can only do that when the state is declared noncompetitive. That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
Oklahoma property insurance regulations is based on the idea that competition keeps rates in check better than regulation. Does 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
J.C. Hallman’s latest story will drive you right off the fairway into the tangled, weedy mess of just how competitive Oklahoma’s homeowners insurance market is — or isn’t. Before your eyes roll back i...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Oklahoma property insurance regulations is based on the idea that competition keeps rates in check better than regulation. Does it? That and more stuff you should know in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
The state Supreme Court heard arguments about a bill that would severely limit Oklahomans' ability to self govern. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
Oklahoma's Supreme Court heard challenges to SB1027, which imposes new restrictions on ballot initiatives including county-based signature caps. Opponents argue the law nullifies citizens' constitutio...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The state Supreme Court heard arguments about a bill that would severely limit Oklahomans' ability to self govern. That and more in today's First Watch newsletter: oklahomawatch.org/newsletter/f...
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...
First Watch: Stuff You Should Know - Oklahoma Watch
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...