Oklahoma carries out final execution of 2023

Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, was put to death for the 2001 murders of two men in Oklahoma City.

View this email in your browser This week at The Frontier... Edited by Brianna Bailey. Oklahoma carries out final execution of 2023 Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, was put to death for the 2001 murders of two men in Oklahoma City. He is the 11th person executed since the state resumed use of the death penalty in 2021. Podcast: A conversation with interim Tulsa Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ebony Johnson Ebony Johnson replaced former superintendent Deborah Gist in September. Johnson speaks with The Frontier about her first few months on the job and her plans for the district’s future. Without you, none of what The Frontier does works The Frontier has grown a lot over the past nine years, but what hasn’t changed is our commitment to doing impactful journalism. Help us continue to expand. Become a Friend of the Frontier Your financial support for our investigative journalism is now tax deductible. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Oklahoma refused to share a hotline with abortion information before it lost health funding The state is suing over the federal government’s decision to revoke family planning funding and says a Missouri group could face criminal charges if it helps women in Oklahoma get abortions. A state retiree seeks to overturn Oklahoma’s ‘woke’ investment ban A former state employee, backed by pension groups and an organization that represents public workers, is suing to overturn an Oklahoma law banning the state from doing business with financial firms accused of boycotting the fossil fuel industry. BEST DAMN MERCH IN JOURNALISM Show your love for Oklahoma journalism with hoodies and more As a nonprofit our journalism is free of ads and subscription fees. We believe that benefits all Oklahomans by eliminating barriers to important news. But it also means we rely on your support to keep the lights on. Buying our merch? Here's a discount code. Enter code FRONTIER2023 at checkout for 10 percent off. Want to join the thousands of Oklahomans who’ve donated to help keep our journalism free for everyone? Here’s the link. Want to support our newsroom by wearing some of our Frontier merchandise? There’s a link for that, too. The Frontier | 401 South Boston Avenue | Suite 240 | Tulsa, OK, 74103 Update Subscription   Unsubscribe   Donate

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