Medicaid unwinding creates race to inform 300,000 Oklahomans of their options
With the upcoming conclusion of the public health emergency declared for the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 300,000 Oklahomans could become ineligible for SoonerCare, the...
Stitt’s education compromise: ‘A positive step’ for House, Senate ‘to review’
One day after Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat said "we may have to abandon" an education package owing to a legislative stalemate, Oklahoma...
An #oklaed follow-up roundup: Criminal cases for Epic, Clinton, Tulsa, Chattanooga and more
Across Oklahoma, a number of criminal investigations and cases are ongoing involving local school administrators, teachers and coaches.
To keep track of these matters, the...
Edmond’s ‘Gathering Place’: Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park approved
(Update: The Edmond City Council unanimously approved the site plan, preliminary plat and final plat for the Uncommon Ground Sculpture Park on Monday, May...
As Legislature negotiates private school tax credit, tuition cap floated to break stalemate
As Republican leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature negotiate their competing versions of a new refundable tax credit paid to families who send their children...
As OKC pursues a ‘housing first’ strategy, Gov. Kevin Stitt offers opposite rhetoric on homelessness
As a member of the Mental Health Association of Oklahoma’s street outreach team, Shelah Farley is the tip of the spear when it comes...
‘Additional terms’: Legislature weighs $245 million request to seal Panasonic deal
State leaders would like to land a $5 billion Panasonic battery manufacturing plant with 3,500 new jobs in northeast Oklahoma, and the company has...
After SQ 820 defeat, medical cannabis bills focus on enforcement instead of limiting patient access
State Question 820’s defeat last month ended Oklahoma's conversation about adult recreational cannabis use for now, but how it impacts the existing medical marijuana...
Edmond PD employee arrested for soliciting sexual conduct with teenager
(Update: On Dec. 29, 2023, Oklahoma County District Judge Kevin McCray dismissed the sole criminal charge against Timothy Owen at the request of District...
Questions linger over Texas water pump on Oklahoma side of Lake Texoma
A reconstituted commission tasked with finding a solution to an unusual Red River boundary dispute over a North Texas Municipal Water District pump inadvertently...
