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MMIW, housing lock out, and journalism experience

VNN Weekly Digest May 1-7

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May 8, 2023
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#NoMoreStolenSisters: Recognizing Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

(NATIONAL) Last year, more than five thousand Native American and Indigenous women went missing in the United States. VNN has previously reported on two MMIW cases in Oklahoma. The case of Britney Tiger and the case of Faith Lindsey. Families are still pursuing justice in both of those cases to this day.

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Criminal records can lock people out of housing assistance. HUD’s creating new rules to help

(NATIONAL) Decades ago, a Clinton-era policy allowed people with criminal records to be denied public housing assistance, like Section 8 vouchers. Today, public housing agencies aren’t required to reject applicants who were formerly incarcerated, except in a few specific cases.

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Sold out: MyTulsa’s journalism experience expected to pack the house

(OKLAHOMA) Since the turn of the 20th century, Tulsa has experienced a wide spectrum of highs and lows- and they have all been captured by local news media in one way or another. On May 9, Tulsans will gather at the Tulsa Press Club and tour the Tulsa World, all to learn more about the evolution of Tulsa journalism, what it is like to be a reporter, and unique insight into Tulsa from a journalist perspective. 

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WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA

(NATIONAL) Heavy rain and severe weather to impact portions of the southern and central Plains, below-average temperatures continue across the West, precipitation chances across much of the Northwest, and dry conditions come to an end as thunderstorms enter the East.  

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