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5 years after the teacher walkouts, Oklahoma's GOP has changed its tune

Oklahoma Republicans blocked many of the proposals teachers rallied for in 2018. Now, amid record-breaking teacher shortages, the state's GOP is backing a slew of pro-labor bills.

The northern pintail duck, which was not found by Oklahoma City Audubon Society members.

Oklahoma birders report seeing fewer migrating species as extreme weather, development expands

A report released this month states at least a third of the nation’s birds are in peril. Local community scientists are contributing information critical to understanding the decline.

'Like a gym membership': An Oklahoma provider explains a growing primary care model

StateImpact's Jillian Taylor spoke with Dr. Kyle Rickner, the co-founder of Primary Health Partners, about what direct primary care is and how it's expanding.

'Uphill in a snowstorm': How one rural Oklahoma county is fighting the opioid epidemic

Local governments in Oklahoma are taking an active role in managing mental health care with opioid settlement funds, but some are struggling to take on new responsibilities while existing services are cut.

Welders work on separation system tanks inside the Filtra-Systems Co. facility in Marietta.

Chickasaw Nation Investment In Water Treatment System To Bring Additional Jobs To Oklahoma

On this week's episode of the Business Intelligence Report, Journal Record editor Russell Ray discusses Chickasaw Nation Industries's recent investment,…

Oklahoma Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger speaks during a meeting of the State Board of Equalization in Oklahoma City, Monday, June 20, 2016.

Oklahoma Could See Revenue Surplus, Finance Secretary Preston Doerflinger Says

State agencies may see shallower cuts than they expected due to a current $166 million surplus.That number could decline though, and after Monday’s state…

Attorney David Slane talks with media outside the Oklahoma Supreme Court clerk's office, August 9, 2016.

Oklahoma City Attorney Sues Fallin Over $140M State Surplus

Attorney David Slane is suing Gov. Mary Fallin over $140 million in unspent state funds he contends should go to state agencies. Slane filed the lawsuit…

Oklahoma City cop is investigated for slamming 70-year-old man to the ground

Lich Vu has been in the hospital since the Oct. 27 incident that left him with a brain bleed and a broken neck. The altercation with the police officer involved a dispute over a traffic ticket.

The Smithfield Foods facility in northwest Oklahoma. Smithfield is owned by the WH Group, a Chinese food processing company headquartered in Hong Kong.

China looms large in Oklahoma governor’s race over foreign ownership of farmland

Candidates for Oklahoma governor are spotlighting foreign farmland ownership as a top voter concern, but conflicting claims, carve-outs in state law and gaps in federal data complicate the issue.

Legislators And Advocates Ask Fallin To Halt Oklahoma Highway Patrol Use Of Prepaid Card Readers

A bipartisan group of legislators and advocacy groups are asking Governor Mary Fallin to order a stop to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol's use of mobile…

Tulsa County Sheriff's Office Wants Oklahoma Supreme Court To Block Grand Jury Probe

Lawyers for the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office and the activist group We the People Oklahoma argued in front of a state Supreme Court referee Tuesday. The…

The exterior of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity house on the University of Oklahoma campus, shortly before the letters were removed from the building March 9, 2015.

Fraternity In Racist University Of Oklahoma Video Has Roots In Antebellum South

Sigma Alpha Epsilon's international headquarters may be in Illinois, but the fraternity's roots are firmly planted in the antebellum South. "We came up…

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