StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KWGS, KGOU, KOSU and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on NPR Member stations.
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The policy seeks to help detect symptoms early and connect patients to care before their mental health condition worsens and treatment becomes more costly. -
State lawmakers repealed rules allowing sex marker changes on state driver's licenses. A lawyer working with trans Oklahomans said it's a "significant blow" to their rights. -
Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, authored Senate Bill 1929, which passed the Senate Committee on Energy on Thursday. -
Conditions are expected to weaken Wednesday but build back up Thursday through Saturday. -
Drummond praises EPA proposal to roll back Biden-era rule on industrial chemical accident preventionOn Feb. 13, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposal to reduce regulations on facilities that use hazardous substances. -
What are health care sharing ministries, why do lawmakers want to give their members tax deductions?Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill that would create an income tax deduction for members of this community-based option to cover medical expenses. -
Consumers are now navigating the consequences of this expiration with limited choices. -
Mustang Public Schools has suspended 122 students for demonstrating against ICE during the school day. -
Sen. James Lankford is cosponsoring a bill that would eliminate a tax contributing to the remediation of the country's most contaminated lands. More than a dozen such sites are listed in Oklahoma. -
State Superintendent Lindel Fields and Secretary of Education Dan Hamlin responded Friday morning to an open letter from lawmakers calling for an investigation into student-led ICE protests.
