
StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU. Our reporters travel the state to report on education, health, environment and science — and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.
Latest Episodes
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As the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority moves forward with its ACCESS Oklahoma project, residents are concerned about the impact on local wildlife.
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As Oklahoma colleges struggle to maintain enrollment, they're increasingly turning to other places to recruit new students.
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'Will you accept me as I am?': Tulsa teens discuss race, gender and interacting with peers at schoolStateImpact continues its listening tour with Oklahoma's youth. This time, we talked to a couple of Tulsa high school students about race, gender and how they interact with their peers at school.
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In Oklahoma and Texas, laws don't clarify what counts as life-threatening. That leaves room for interpretation, and has already delayed critical care.
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As lawmakers, parents and school boards debate what kids should or shouldn’t learn in the classroom, teachers are still trying to find ways to lead tough conversations.
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If you've been to a cannabis dispensary, chances are you've seen hundreds of plastic containers and double-zippered bags line the shelves. Most of that plastic will end up in a landfill. But eco-friendly packaging can be pricey, and environmental sustainability in Oklahoma's competitive cannabis industry is proving unsustainable for some.
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StateImpact continues its listening tour with Oklahoma's youth. This time, we talked to a couple of Tulsa teenagers about being allies for their friends, following the news and about their own roles as Oklahomans.
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They're six times more contagious, but appear to be less damaging. That being said, long-term impacts are still a major risk, even if we aren't sure what they are yet.
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When Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey were overturned last week, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his opinion that previous rulings on sexual privacy, marriage equality and birth control access should be reconsidered because they’re based on the same constitutional mechanism as Roe and Casey.
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A nationwide survey of nurses found 44 percent of health workers experienced physical abuse on the job in early 2020.