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The isolation area in the Tulsa County jail.

Many Oklahoma jails struggle to meet health and safety standards

More than four dozen Oklahoma jails were cited for health and safety violations in 2020.

Crew members work on a housing project in Oklahoma City in March. If voters enact State Question 832 on June 16, the vast majority of Oklahoma workers would be entitled to a $15-per-hour minimum wage by 2029.

What to know about State Question 832 and gradually raising Oklahoma’s minimum wage to $15 an hour

A boon to low-income workers or a burden on small businesses? Here’s what to know about State Question 832.

Oklahoma sales tax holiday is this weekend

Oklahomans will hit the stores and internet Friday through Sunday for a back-to-school sales tax holiday.

Oklahoma City

Legal observers in the Oklahoma Bombing case are saying, true or not, a widely publicized report by the Dallas Morning News that Timothy McVeigh confided to his defense team that he bombed the Oklahoma City federal building will make it even harder to ensure that McVeigh receives a fair trial. NPR's Mark Roberts reports from Denver.

Oklahoma Executions

NPR's Madeline Brand reports that the rate of executions this month in Oklahoma is attracting national protest on the part of groups such as Amnesty International. Oklahoma's number of executions is second only to Texas, and is expected to double within the next year. Jesse Jackson planned to lead a march to protest the pending execution of a mentally-disabled Black woman.

A few state senators linger in the chamber after adjourning on May 27, 2022, the final day of the legislative session.

How Oklahoma lawmakers have loosened gun regulations the past decade

As Oklahoma grapples with mass shootings in Taft and Tulsa, an analysis of gun-related legislation passed over the past decade shows Oklahoma has consistently loosened firearms restrictions.

Cast members dressed as angels rehearse for the “Prince of Peace“ Easter pageant at the Holy City of the Wichitas on March 20, 2021.

Oklahoma’s Little Israel: ‘Holy City’ Holds 96th Annual Easter Pageant

In the heart of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton lies the Holy City of the Wichitas, an area that replicates Israel during Biblical times…

Nico Gomez, CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority.

Oklahoma Plans To Cut Medicaid Reimbursement Rates For Providers

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority announced Tuesday its plans to cut reimbursement rates for Medicaid providers by 25 percent as a result of the state’s…

The Senate floor is seen inside the state Capitol.

Few Hearings, Fewer Votes: Police Oversight Bills See Little Attention In Oklahoma’s Legislature

Months before the Memorial Day death of George Floyd and the weeks of nationwide protests that followed, Oklahoma’s Legislature had a chance to take up…

Ty Judd flashes a rattlesnake's fangs during a hunt on April 16, 2016 near Okeene, Oklahoma.

Poisonous Prey: Hunters Target Rattlesnakes In Oklahoma Hills

If there are any rattlesnakes in the rocky hills of northwestern Oklahoma, Ty Judd knows where to find them.Judd and his friends have been rattlesnake…

Amber England, executive director of Yes on 802, speaks to a cheering crowd of medicaid expansion supporters at the Secretary of State's office on Oct. 24, 2019. The group reported submitting more than 300,000 signatures in support of adding a question about medicaid expansion to the ballot.

Oklahoma considers stiffer petition requirements for state questions

Organizers and voting rights advocates say the proposed changes could benefit well-financed groups with the resources to collect more signatures.

In this file photo, students are seen in a classroom at Santa Fe South High School, a public charter school based inside a converted department store at the former Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City.

A Closer Look At Oklahoma’s Move To Alter Education Funding And Make Student Transfers Easier

Two education measures finalized this week mark a win for those who subscribe to the philosophy that public tax dollars should follow students to the…

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