
OPMX
This report was produced by the Oklahoma Public Media Exchange, a collaboration of public media organizations in the state.
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The Oklahoma Senate Education Committee approved three members to the state Board of Education on Tuesday who were appointed by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
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The veto means the state's funeral industry could be left without oversight or regulation, according to the executive director of Oklahoma's Funeral Board.
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Oklahoma continues to grow in population, primarily in metropolitan areas.
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Oklahoma's mental health agency needs an extra $2 million to maintain services until July, according to a report requested by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
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A bill requiring manufactured-protein food products to be labeled differently from meat has been signed into law.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announced that a $4 billion aluminum smelting facility is coming to the Port of Inola in Northeast Oklahoma. The governor penned a deal with Emirates Global Aluminium as part of a larger slate of deals with the United Arab Emirates announced by the Trump Administration on Thursday.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a couple of programs providing tribal governments, states, schools and food banks money to buy locally produced food. Some farmers involved in the projects are looking to pivot their operations.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed 39 bills so far during the 2025 legislative session – a record for his six years in office.
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Detections of new world screwworms, a flesh-eating maggot, have grown in recent years in South America. As the federal government works to prevent the pests' spread, Oklahoma officials are rolling out a response.
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Indigenous health experts and providers say despite their outreach, people can fall through the cracks for several reasons.