Emma Murphy
Emma Murphy is a reporter covering health care, juvenile justice and higher education/career technical schools for Oklahoma Voice, a non-profit independent news outlet.
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A government transparency nonprofit sued the Oklahoma Treasurer’s Office Wednesday alleging the treasurer failed to release copies of contracts related to a program processing state employee pay. -
Residents in Enid and other Oklahoma communities on Friday were picking through rubble after at least six tornadoes swept through parts of the state. -
The head of the Cherokee Nation will not be invited back to speak on the House floor after he took a “political position” defending Medicaid expansion, the House speaker said Thursday. -
A proposal to enshrine Oklahoma’s voter identification law into the Oklahoma Constitution will appear on the Aug. 25 primary runoff election ballot. -
Many of Oklahoma’s retired public employees could receive cost of living adjustments between 3% and 6% under a series of bills advanced by the state Senate on Tuesday. -
Funding to continue the operation of Oklahoma’s mental health crisis hotline for another year is included in a budget agreement as federal funding is set to end this fall. -
A Tulsa Democrat will no longer seek reelection following reports he used artificial intelligence to fabricate images of him kissing a woman. -
Over 13,000 Oklahomans have changed their party affiliation this year ahead of the closed June primary elections, according to a state report. -
House lawmakers on Wednesday advanced various bills that attempt to control how taxpayer funds can be spent on health care-related services. -
The leader of the Cherokee Nation vowed to fight to protect Medicaid expansion as Republicans legislators move to make substantial changes to it.
