Catherine Sweeney
StateImpact ReporterCatherine Sweeney grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma State University. She has covered local, state and federal government for outlets in Oklahoma, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
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Conservative Oklahoma lawmakers are working to crack down on gender-affirming health care. One of the several bills to do so passed off the House floor Tuesday. -
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Methamphetamine is killing more Oklahomans than any illicit drug. Nonprofits, treatment centers, policy analysts and law enforcement in Tulsa created a program to broaden access to recovery from it.
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Oklahoma's gains in raising its rate of insured children will likely be lost when the federal government stops its COVID health emergency policies.
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Oklahomans could get the opportunity to vote for abortion access in the state. A ballot initiative is in the works, and it crossed an important threshold this week.
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The contentious governor’s race includes plenty of hyper-partisan issues. But StateImpact’s Catherine Sweeney reports, one of the candidates’ major disagreements doesn’t fall along party lines.
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As the November election draws closer, a major issue is emerging in the governor’s race: the future of SoonerCare.
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health announced a second probable case on Friday. But because the virus can present as other infections — such as syphilis and herpes — medical leaders are concerned it's getting overlooked.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill creating the nation's most stringent abortion restriction. It makes performing the procedure a felony, punishable by up to a decade in prison.
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The Oklahoma legislature passed a bill that bans virtually all abortions. The measure would make performing an abortion a felony with a 10-year prison term — except to save the woman's life.
