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M. Scott Carter

Oklahoma City

Chief Political Reporter at The Oklahoman

Investigative Reporter, Oklahoma Watch. 6th Generation Oklahoman. YA Novelist. OK Book Award Winner. Journalism Prof. Email: [email protected]

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  • 3 weeks ago | tahlequahdailypress.com | M. Scott Carter

    In Oklahoma, much has changed since 2016. The population has increased and more people have moved to the state’s urban centers. Oklahoma’s Latino/Hispanic population is up, as is the state’s gross domestic product. Employment is high and the prison population has declined. Yet, eviction filings have skyrocketed. kAmx? a_ac[ 2=@?6[ 4@FCE C64@C5D D9@H E92E cg[_f_ 6G:4E:@? 42D6D H6C6 7:=65[ 2? :?4C62D6 @7 >@C6 E92? `[c__ @G6C ce[eeg 7:=:?8D :?

  • 4 weeks ago | duncanbanner.com | M. Scott Carter

    In Oklahoma, much has changed since 2016. The population has increased and more people have moved to the state’s urban centers. Oklahoma’s Latino/Hispanic population is up, as is the state’s gross domestic product. Employment is high and the prison population has declined. Yet, eviction filings have skyrocketed. kAmx? a_ac[ 2=@?6[ 4@FCE C64@C5D D9@H E92E cg[_f_ 6G:4E:@? 42D6D H6C6 7:=65[ 2? :?4C62D6 @7 >@C6 E92? `[c__ @G6C ce[eeg 7:=:?8D :?

  • 1 month ago | oklahomawatch.org | M. Scott Carter

    In Oklahoma, much has changed since 2016. The population has increased and more people have moved to the state’s urban centers. Oklahoma’s Latino/Hispanic population is up, as is the state’s gross domestic product. Employment is high and the prison population has declined. Yet, eviction filings have skyrocketed. In 2024, alone, court records show that 48,070 eviction cases were filed, an increase of more than 1,400 over 46,668 filings in 2022.

  • 1 month ago | freepressokc.com | M. Scott Carter

    OKLAHOMA CITY — A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. Senate Bill 128, by Sen. Julia Kirt, a Democrat from Oklahoma City, and Rep.

  • 1 month ago | duncanbanner.com | M. Scott Carter

    A measure that would have slowed Oklahoma’s eviction process and given struggling tenants five additional days to avoid being pushed out of their homes cleared both Houses of the Oklahoma Legislature. Then Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed it. kAm$6?2E6 q:== `ag[ 3J $6?] yF=:2 z:CE[ 2 s6>@4C2E 7C@> ~<=29@>2 r:EJ[ 2?5 #6A] s2?:6= !26[ 2 #6AF3=:42? 7C@> {2HE@?[ H@F=5 92G6 6IE6?565 E96 E:>6 A6C:@5 2? 6G:4E:@?

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