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Childcare crisis: Soaring infant care costs push Oklahoma families to financial brink

Childcare costs across the country are soaring. In Oklahoma the cost of infant care has gone up more than a third since 2022, putting working parents in a tight spot.

Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Mazzei Discusses Oklahoma Budget

Oklahoma faces a projected $1.3 billion budget shortfall in the next fiscal year, which could mean cuts to vital services like mental health, education,…

Calumet Public Schools Superintendent Keith Weldon stands in an old garage that he now uses for an agriculture program. Weldon worries if lawmakers take some of his local funding, he would have to scale back the popular program.

One Idea To Help Fund Oklahoma Schools: Take From The Rich And Give To The Rest

The wind blows strong and steady in Calumet, a small town about 40 miles west of Oklahoma City.It’s the wind that’s prompted companies to build turbines…

Mike Moeller, senior director of mid-continent assets for Enbridge Energy.

Oklahoma Oil Hub On Alert As National Security Officials Warn Of Potential For Damaging Earthquakes

Oklahoma’s boom in man-made earthquakes has become a national security threat. It’s easy to understand why.The ground is shaking near Cushing, Oklahoma,…

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt prepares to greet Gov. Mary Fallin at the 2013 State of the State address at the state Capitol.

Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt Says ‘Alliance’ With Energy Industry Wasn’t Secret

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt confirmed Monday that he has worked with the energy industry to push back against the U.S. Environmental Protection…

Pivot food services director Lydia Shelton holds her recipe book in the Pivot Preserves kitchen in Oklahoma City

Jams, jellies and jobs: The Oklahoma non-profit preparing vulnerable youth for future careers

In Oklahoma City, vulnerable youth are learning the skills they need for future careers by making and selling jam.

Ryan Walters proposes pulling Oklahoma's testing requirement, department asking for federal approval

State Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma schools will no longer need to use current end-of-the-year math and English Language Arts tests used for third- through eighth-graders. But, Walters’ authority to wipe away the requirement is under question.

Oklahoma State Board of Education members, from left, Mike Tinney, Ryan Deatherage and Chris Van Denhende review their board packets before a meeting Thursday at the Oklahoma State Department of Education in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma State Board of Education members call special meeting after conflict over attorney

The majority of the State Board of Education have called a special meeting to install a new general counsel following conflict over the board’s previous attorney repeatedly siding with State Superintendent Ryan Walters.

Oklahoma received only two unfounded allegations of violations of Critical Race Theory ban law

Oklahoma’s State Department of Education fielded a pair of allegations that schools violated the state’s so-called critical race theory ban last fall.

Make minimum wage in Oklahoma? Report finds you won't be able to afford rent

Minimum wage will not cover the cost of rent for a modest one-bedroom apartment in any Oklahoma county, according to a new report.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond (left) and Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters (right)

Walters asks Oklahoma Attorney General if Trump order pulls funding from undocumented students

State Superintendent Ryan Walters asked Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond Monday for a formal opinion on an executive order by President Donald Trump prohibiting federal funds and benefits from going to undocumented persons.

Rep. Ellen Pogemiller (D-Oklahoma City, left) and State Superint

Oklahoma lawmaker calls for AG opinion on Walters’ use of state resources to endorse teachers' union

An Oklahoma representative is asking Attorney General Gentner Drummond for a formal opinion on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ use of state resources to endorse a conservative teacher union.

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