The Oklahoma Department of Human Services is asking for a $25.5 million appropriation from the state legislature to cover a higher Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative fee.

After aggressive immigration enforcement tactics led to the death of two U.S. citizens in Minnesota, Oklahoma’s highest-ranking Catholic official is calling for people to move beyond what he calls a “climate of fear and polarization” with prayer and a Holy Hour for Peace.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and Gov. Kevin Stitt are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to weigh in on Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s authority in a months-long disagreement over tribal hunting and fishing rights.

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office is seeking to fill five new positions on the team responsible for disseminating millions of opioid settlement funds.

A handful of newly introduced bills bring Indigenous communities in Oklahoma to the forefront, specifically in the areas of law enforcement, compacts and education.

A recent executive order from Gov. Kevin Stitt is seeking to review federal welfare programs administered by the state and to decrease Oklahomans’ reliance on them through employment. Advocates say the plan fails to address the real challenges Oklahomans are facing.

A southwest Oklahoma City warehouse is no longer being considered to be converted into an ICE holding facility, Mayor David Holt announced Thursday afternoon.

The agency presented its budget request to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee Wednesday.

After overhauling literacy policy in 2013, Mississippi went from 49th to a top 10 state in fourth-grade reading. It's been dubbed the "Mississippi Miracle," but those involved say it was more of a marathon. State lawmakers are now hoping to perform that same miracle in Oklahoma this legislative session.

Two national Indigenous organizations are reminding tribal citizens how to assert their rights during encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents amid growing ICE presence across Indian Country and Oklahoma.