Catherine Sweeney
Reporter for StateImpact OklahomaCatherine Sweeney grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma State University. She has covered local, state and federal government for outlets in Oklahoma, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
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Food costs are going to get even harder to deal with for hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans as another pandemic-related break for low-income earners and families comes to an end. -
The first Monday in February marks the beginning of the Oklahoma legislative session. And Oklahoma lawmakers are gearing up to consider more than 3,000 bills.
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Methamphetamine is killing more Oklahomans than any illicit drug. Nonprofits, treatment centers, policy analysts and law enforcement in Tulsa created a program to broaden access to recovery from it.
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As 2022 comes to a close, StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden talked with the StateImpact reporters about the highlights of their coverage and what’s to come next year — from the overturning of Roe v. Wade to the tumult over turnpike expansion in the state.
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Nearly two decades after Sudafed restrictions halted local methamphetamine production, the drug continues to cause more overdose deaths in Oklahoma than any other.
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A study into health coverage rates for kids ranked Oklahoma first in the nation for its gains over the past few years. But much of those gains will likely be lost when the federal government stops its COVID health emergency policies.
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Oklahoma is experiencing a surge in pediatric hospitalizations, like the rest of the country, because of a respiratory virus that is not COVID.
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Oklahomans could get the opportunity to vote for abortion access in the state. A ballot initiative is in the works, and it crossed an important threshold this week.
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Oklahoma’s midterm election results are in the books. The results have big implications for education, health, and the environment in our state.
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Oklahoma voters made their voices known on Tuesday. Here are the results.
