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Dan Straughan, executive director of the Homeless Alliance stands in their day shelter in Oklahoma City during lunch. If the Medicaid work requirements are approved, it will mean more administrative costs for non-profits like his, which connects homeless

Oklahoma’s Medicaid Work Requirement Targets Poor Caregivers

This year the Trump Administration said it would support states imposing “community engagement” requirements on Medicaid. That means, for the first time…

Mark Twain Elementary second grade teacher Elizabeth Clarke staples together work from two of her second-grade students in this 2013 photo.

A Pay Raise For Teachers Is In Oklahoma Voters’ Hands Now

In South Dakota, one of two states with lower average teacher pay than Oklahoma, the Legislature in March approved a half-cent sales tax intended to boost…

Vegetables are seen on display at a grocery store in River Ridge, La.

Oklahoma food donation law making small impact

Although helpful for small operations, the donation model does not work for the food bank model, a spokeswoman said.

8 Oklahoma City Thunder games to be shown on local TV

The Oklahoma City Thunder is broadening its TV reach for Friday games during the rest of the 2023-24 regular season.

Oklahoma Lawmaker Wants To Explore An All-Oklahoma Division II League

An Owasso lawmaker is kicking around an idea for an all-Oklahoma Division II League conference.

Enterovirus Confirmed In Oklahoma

The Oklahoma State Department of Health says tests confirm a virus is causing respiratory illness in some children in this state. The department says…

Josh Gwartney, principal of the early childhood center at Chouteau-Mazie Public Schools, displays the paddle available to be used on students.

U.S. Education Chief Calls For End To Paddling, But Many Oklahoma Schools Allow It

All schools should stop paddling students as a form of discipline because it’s “harmful, ineffective, and often disproportionately applied to students of…

Voters are seen casting their ballots for the primary election at the St. James AME Church in Arcadia on June 28, 2022.

Lawmaker proposes end-of-year deadline for Oklahoma online voter registration

After another general election cycle came and went without the state’s long-awaited online voter registration system, one lawmaker hopes to set a firm deadline.

Manhunt Underway In Oklahoma

Police in Oklahoma have been searching for more than 24 hours for a man who police say stole a police car, killed two family members and shot four other people.

Unemployment In Oklahoma Declines

Oklahoma Employment Security Commission’s (OESC) Director of Research and Analysis Lynn Gray stated that there is much good news to report regarding the…

Oklahoma Renegotiates Hospital Surge Contracts As Coronavirus Cases, Hospitalizations Spike

Oklahoma public health officials are finalizing new contracts for hospital surge plans as the number of positive cases and hospitalizations of coronavirus…

State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks at an Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting on April 25, 2024, in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma’s polarizing education chief to formally resign Tuesday

State Superintendent Ryan Walters will submit his letter of resignation from elected office on Tuesday, his senior adviser confirmed, bringing to an end a short but highly scrutinized tenure that divided even his fellow Republicans.

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