StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on NPR Member stations.
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Oklahoma Health Care Authority Chief of Staff Christina Foss has been appointed as the new state Medicaid director. -
WildCare Oklahoma held its annual baby shower fundraiser in May, amid an increase in injured or orphaned wildlife and funding challenges. -
State Superintendent Ryan Walters is calling for the state legislature to go back to the drawing board with its new budget agreement. -
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) previously spoke out about Senate Bill 998, which became law on May 14 without Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature. -
The Oklahoma state legislature has come to an agreement on this year’s budget, and education is getting a boost. -
Scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO) created a device designed to improve the accuracy of weather events. -
Indigenous health experts and providers say despite their outreach, people can fall through the cracks for several reasons. -
Oklahoma colleges and universities in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education will be banned from using state funds for diversity, equity and inclusion activities and positions after Governor Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 796 into law Wednesday. -
New academic standards in Oklahoma call for the teaching of "discrepancies" in the 2020 election, continuing the spread of a false narrative years after it was first pushed by Trump and his allies. -
Oklahoma Human Services is extending the deadline for certain licensed child care facilities to submit proof of an application for or achievement of national accreditation.
