StateImpact Oklahoma
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Statewide, Oklahoma public schools are experiencing a shortage of bus drivers — and they’re struggling to adapt.
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Most of Oklahoma's Medicaid population is transitioning to managed care. This means that instead of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority paying providers directly, it’s paying private companies to coordinate enrollees’ care. That transition has been decades in the making.
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StateImpact Oklahoma is welcoming a new reporter who will be focusing on health-related issues across the state.
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Tulsa’s North Peoria Church of Christ used to call Greenwood home. That was before I-244 displaced it and cut through historic Black Wall Street. Democratic State Rep. Regina Goodwin represents the area and attends the church, about its legacy and a planning grant to study the removal of the expressway.
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Next Thursday, the State Board of Education will consider changing the accreditation status of the state’s largest school district, Tulsa Public Schools. This comes after over a year of remarks from State Superintendent Ryan Walters targeting the district.
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The Biden Administration's Endangered Species Act listing of some animals native to Oklahoma is being challenged by Congress. Landowners in the state want to participate in making their land more habitable for prairie chickens.
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Prague — a town an hour east of OKC — hosted its first ever Pride in late July. The celebration is part of a growing movement to build community for LGBTQ people in rural Oklahoma, outside of big cities.
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Following multiple successful union elections last year, Oklahoma City Starbucks workers still await contracts. Access to gender-affirming care is one of their top priorities.
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Next week, the legislature will meet during an extended special session and decide whether they will override Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of the tribal compacts involving vehicle registration tags and tobacco compacts.
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StateImpact Oklahoma managing editor Logan Layden chats with Britny Cordera on how they’ll approach the environment and science beat.
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As criminal justice reform for criminalized survivors of domestic violence is gaining traction in Oklahoma, some advocates are working to make sure potential reforms are applied to those already incarcerated.
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Signing bonuses of as much as $50,000 are what Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said is needed to attract new and retired teachers to the classroom. That’s also what makes his new bonus plan a risky policy.