Wendy Suares
Evening News Anchor at KOKH-TV (Oklahoma City, OK)
Evening anchor at KOKH FOX 25. @emersoncollege. I tweet a lot about government, corruption, journalism, and public Ed. Also things that personally amuse me. 😊
Articles
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2 weeks ago |
okcfox.com | Wendy Suares
It was supposed to be a fresh start for restaurants operating in Oklahoma state parks following a financial scandal and criminal indictments connected to former operator, Swadley's Foggy Bottom Kitchens. New operators took over the shuttered restaurants 2 years ago. But FOX 25 learned taxpayers, once again, are the ones footing the bill. "It all sounds fake," said JP Wilson, who is listed as a managing partner of RPW ENT LLC, the group managing the restaurants.
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3 weeks ago |
okcfox.com | Wendy Suares
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt gave a defensive and combative response at his recent press availability event when we asked about the process of selecting the state's new license plates. "Who told you to ask that?" he asked. It has been nine months since Oklahoma license plates went red. The new standard issue plates promote the state's tagline, "Imagine That", with a 46 star icon, paying homage to Oklahoma's original state flag. But how did we end up with this design?
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1 month ago |
okcfox.com | Wendy Suares
Cutting out waste and making your state government more efficient are a priority for Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. He even created a new state office- DOGE-OK. But that's hardly the first or only agency tasked with making sure your tax dollars are being spent properly. "I've been kindly reminded to stay in my lane during this time," said Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd in an exclusive interview with FOX 25. "I'd say tens of millions of dollars that have been uncovered," Byrd said.
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1 month ago |
okcfox.com | Wendy Suares
The clock is ticking down on the final days for state lawmakers to settle on next year's fiscal budget, outlining where every dollar of your tax money will go. One of their biggest hurdles is untangling a money mess at the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS). FOX 25 is checking in on one of four investigations launched to get answers about the state agency.
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1 month ago |
okcfox.com | Wendy Suares
FOX 25 has uncovered questionable spending of your money across several state agencies. We've brought you multiple investigations looking at how your tax dollars are being spent in Oklahoma, and we're not done digging. But we learned there are efforts in the state's highest office to keep us from uncovering more. Our outstanding requests for records that belong to you date back as far as December 2024.
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Just a @MetroLibraryOK appreciation tweet. 📚 ❤️ https://t.co/cZJgJfv628
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Basically what I look like right now sorting through the latest batch of public records for my next investigation.🙃 *Pro tip- yelling at the reporter asking you questions won't make the story go away. https://t.co/oP3WEVvhBB
