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Oklahoma lawmakers send bill expanding access to subsidized child care to governor

The bill would create a program to expand access to Oklahoma’s child care subsidy program for employees of child care facilities.

Amber England, who led the successful campaign for a ballot initiative to give 200,000 more Oklahomans health coverage, talked with supporters online this week. Voters narrowly approved the Medicaid expansion measure Tuesday, despite opposition by the state's governor and legislature.

Oklahoma Votes For Medicaid Expansion Over Objections Of Republican State Leaders

A narrow majority approved the ballot measure, making Oklahoma the 37th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. An estimated 200,000 uninsured adults will now qualify for coverage.

Two Decades Later, Still Questions About The Oklahoma City Bombing

Nineteen years after the Oklahoma City bombing, unanswered questions resurfaced last week. A four-day trial in Utah sought to determine if the FBI has…

Should Oklahoma Reroute Public Health Funding To Pay For Medicaid Expansion?

One of two state questions on the general election ballot, State Question 814 would reroute public health funding to Medicaid expansion. Lenzy…

Mailers urge voters to vote yes on retaining three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices.

Multiple campaigns launched seeking retention of Oklahoma Supreme Court justices

A campaign seeking to toss three Oklahoma Supreme Court justices out of office has drawn opposition from several quarters just days ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, called for an investigation of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections at the beginning of January.

Lawmaker plans to join open records lawsuit in death of Oklahoma inmate

Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, says he will join an open records lawsuit against the Oklahoma Department of Corrections filed by the family of deceased inmate MarQuiel Ross.

Oklahoma governor's veto shuts down agency responsible for funeral regulations

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.

State lawmakers consider what's next for the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health

Oklahoma lawmakers are advancing a measure that could lead to the consolidation of state health care agencies that have been separated for decades.

Boxes of naloxone and fentanyl test strips fill a vending machine at the Oklahoma City Ralph Ellison Library on July 24, 2024. The same boxes were available by online order at okimready.org, a website run by the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health.

Federal changes leave Oklahoma fentanyl test strip program in limbo

The federal government will no longer pay for the thousands of test strips the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health sends by mail and agency officials are evaluating what's next.

FY15 Oklahoma Legislative Appropriation Deal A Mixture of Cuts and Increases

Governor Mary Fallin yesterday released details of the appropriations agreement between her office and the Oklahoma legislative branches for Fiscal Year…

The Federal Cost Of Clean Drinking Water In Oklahoma: $6.5 Billion

Every four years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency releases an analysis of how much federal money states will need to complete water projects to…

Northwest Oklahoma Wildfire Prompts Evacuations, Threatens Homes Near Woodward

Updated at 4:25 p.m.Authorities are evacuating about two dozen homes as a wildfire moves rapidly northwest of Woodward.Woodward County Emergency Manager…

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