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Local headlines for Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Last year more than 378,000 workers were authorized for H-2A visas, or temporary agriculture positions, according to figures from the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2012, it was less than a third of that.

KOSU's Oklahoma Music Minute features musicians and bands from across the state. Discover some new tunes and maybe your next favorite musician.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Victor Luckerson, author of Built from the Fire, and Oklahoma state Rep. Regina Goodwin, about the lasting effects of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

KOSU is welcoming a new intern and voice to our airwaves.

Enter for a chance to win tickets to see Young the Giant at The Zoo Amphitheatre in Oklahoma City on Friday, June 30, 2023.

Local headlines for Friday, May 26, 2023

State Superintendent Ryan Walters is again taking aim at teachers’ unions, this time with the announcement of an Oklahoma State Department of Education public awareness campaign he says highlights teacher unions’ positions on issues.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses the nearly $13B budget approved by legislative leaders, Attorney General Gentner Drummond promising to not enforce a new law banning gender-affirming care for minors, and more.

Local civil rights leader and OU Professor George Henderson spoke about his experiences and the future of education at the Oklahoma City Human Rights Commission meeting Wednesday morning.