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Sand Springs Explosion Brings Inspection Quality Into Question (opens the original)
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When Damien O’Daniel returned from his lunch break at Releaf Labs on April 27, 2023, a coworker was operating a hazardous marijuana extraction machine with the gas clamps wide open. Butane poured into the air rapidly, but the alarms didn’t sound. If the system was up to code, the odorless gas would have triggered an alarm. But it wasn’t, according to court documents. Releaf Labs had recently moved into a new, unlicensed building after a wildfire damaged its first facility, O’Daniel said. O’Danie
Sand Springs Explosion Brings Inspection Quality Into Question - Oklahoma Watch (opens the original)
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When Damien O’Daniel returned from his lunch break at Releaf Labs on April 27, 2023, a coworker was operating a hazardous marijuana extraction machine with the gas clamps wide open. Butane poured into the air rapidly, but the alarms didn’t sound. If the system was up to code, the odorless gas would have triggered an alarm. But it wasn’t, according to court documents. Releaf Labs had recently moved into a new, unlicensed building after a wildfire damaged its first facility, O’Daniel said. O’Danie
Missing guns, 17 vehicles and a meat slicer: What Oklahoma sheriff turnover audits are finding (opens the original)
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Bart Perrier began his first term as Osage County sheriff in 2025 in shock. An audit found 796 unaccounted-for items and a mismanaged evidence locker. The missing items included 17 vehicles, 27 guns of varying sizes, 16 Flock cameras, and 20 Tasers. Auditors deemed the evidence locker uncontrolled because there were multiple master keys. “The first few months, my mouth was wide open every day,” Perrier said. The audit wasn’t the first to find a large number of missing items at the Osage County S
Oklahoma's teacher certification pass rates range from 100% to 15%. The data has problems too (opens the original)
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At an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting last November, member Becky Carson called on the board to shift its priorities to filling classrooms with properly trained, fully certified teachers. “If we expect to move out of 50th, we have to start focusing on getting highly qualified educators in the front of classrooms,” Carson said. Despite shows of support from Carson, other policymakers and programs such as Inspired to Teach, the number of people completing education preparation programs c
Oklahoma's Teacher Certification Pass Rates Range From 100% to 15%. The Data Has Problems Too. - Oklahoma Watch (opens the original)
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At an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting last November, member Becky Carson called on the board to shift its priorities to filling classrooms with properly trained, fully certified teachers. “If we expect to move out of 50th, we have to start focusing on getting highly qualified educators in the front of classrooms,” Carson said. Despite shows of support from Carson, other policymakers and programs such as Inspired to Teach, the number of people completing education preparation programs c
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