Lionel Ramos
State Government ReporterLionel Ramos covers state government at KOSU. He joined the station in January 2024 after covering race and equity as a Report For America corps member at Oklahoma Watch, a nonprofit investigative newsroom in Oklahoma City.
Born into the circus, Ramos traveled across the country in an RV with his family for the first half of his life. He eventually landed in San Antonio, Texas, where he attended high school and community college before transferring to Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He holds a bachelor's degree in English with a focus on Creative Writing from Texas State, where he covered local and student government for the school's newspaper, The University Star.
At Oklahoma Watch, Ramos reported statewide on the rising political capital of Latinos in Oklahoma, the resettlement of Afghan refugees, the stakes for Indigenous Oklahomans in the Supreme Court's 2023 Brackeen v. Haaland decision, unemployment, housing, and veterans issues.
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Voters in 57 counties across Oklahoma went to the polls on Tuesday to consider school bonds, city councilors and a new state representative for West Edmond.
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Millions of dollars of bonds for schools in the Tulsa area will be voted on this week. Bixby, Sand Springs and Jenks school districts are seeking upgrades to infrastructure and technology.
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Senate Bill 1768, proposed by Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, would limit schools from taking virtual days unless they are faced with inclement weather, staffing shortages or building maintenance issues.
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He will likely call for tax cuts again, ask for help from legislators in resolving recent disagreements with tribal nations, and plead for education reforms.
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Republican members of the Senate Education Committee say they'll push incentivizing teachers to end an ongoing shortage and stimulating the economy when session begins Feb. 5.
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State lawmakers entered into special session Monday to discuss a quarter of a percent income tax cut for Oklahomans. Immediate changes to the tax code are unlikely. But Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat says a future tax slash could be coming.
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Lawmakers will convene for a special session Monday to discuss cutting the income tax. Low and middle-income Oklahomans will see marginal returns compared to their wealthiest neighbors.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to slash Oklahomans’ income taxes and he wants to see which state lawmakers agree with him.
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Latino legislators, business owners and community members are playing politics in Oklahoma with the long game in mind.
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The new Rural Emergency Hospital license is meant to rescue financially distressed rural hospitals. The arrangement comes with a sacrifice only two Oklahoma community hospitals have been willing to make.