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Lawmakers and students also protested the Trump administration’s crackdown on federal funding and layoffs of federal employees, including those at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Federal lawmakers failed to pass a new farm bill by the September 30 deadline. Though key programs like crop insurance won’t be affected, funding for…

The state legislature is back in session, and there’s no hotter topic than education policy. StateImpact education reporter Beth Wallis talked with StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden about what to expect from lawmakers in 2024.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters unveiled his upcoming budget proposal, emergency rule change and proposed accreditation standards change at Thursday’s monthly State Board of Education meeting.Tulsa Public Schools also presented its plan of improvement to the board.

Oklahoma House Speaker Jeff Hickman has solidified a new two-year term as the leader of the House and rebuffed a challenge from a four-term state…

The U.S. Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether Oklahoma's ban on gay marriage is constitutional.The appeal was filed Wednesday by an organization…

The Oklahoma Department of Health says influenza has claimed 12 lives and forced the hospitalization of 399 people since the ongoing flu season began.The…

Hundreds of school districts across Oklahoma will share more than $16.3 million in state funding after the State Department of Education admitted…

Oklahoma and twenty other states are asking a federal appeals court to overturn provisions of Maryland's gun-control law that ban 45 assault weapons and a…

The Oklahoma Department of Health says eight people have died from the flu during the past week.The agency reported Thursday that a total of 33 people…

The “A Home for Every Child” initiative aims to achieve a foster home-to-child ratio of greater than 1:1 in every state.

Twenty-nine state employees had wages adjusted to match federal poverty guidelines.