StateImpact Oklahoma
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StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.
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Oklahoma schools need bus drivers and are straining to fill the gaps
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May 16, 2024 |
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How Oklahoma’s transition to managed Medicaid happened and what’s next
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May 02, 2024 |
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Oklahoma immigrant communities rally in face of state policy to arrest people in country illegally
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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The end of pandemic-era federal dollars may mean the end for the school programs it funded
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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First over-the-counter birth control pill offers family planning amid Oklahoma’s abortion ban
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Eclipse brings tourism and challenges as Oklahoma goes under the shadow of the Moon
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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What education measures are still alive at the 2024 legislative session’s halfway point?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Oklahoma social workers face barriers in getting licensed, a bill could help them get to work faster
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Oklahoma paraprofessionals provide critical student services — but many are barely making ends meet
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Watchdog agency failed to perform required inspections at elite Oklahoma high school plagued by culture of harassment
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on healthcare in 2024
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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What to expect from Oklahoma lawmakers on education in 2024
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Oklahoma’s Education Department awarded teachers life-changing bonuses — and created a nightmare for some by demanding them back
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Shawnee enacts no sit, no lie ordinance as future for homeless residents is uncertain
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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The road ahead for Tulsa Public Schools: five months into Walters’ mandated improvement plan
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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StateImpact Oklahoma on the year that was and what's next
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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How Oklahomans are navigating the ‘chaos’ of SoonerCare unwinding
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Tulsans regrow urban tree canopy after summer’s severe weather
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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'This is their story': Why a teacher in Osage County wants to teach Killers of the Flower Moon
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Oklahoma schools turning to the new, old way of teaching students to read
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Oklahoma doesn’t mandate sex ed, some churches are trying to fill the gaps
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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An Oklahoma non-profit uses Hip-Hop to increase mental health awareness
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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What Oklahomans need to know about student loan repayment
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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How is the first commercial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines going in Oklahoma?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Butterflies are on the move, and Oklahomans are keeping track of them in monarch conservation effort
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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What does it mean for Oklahoma to partner with PragerU?
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Oklahoma trans youth, providers face uncertainty in gender-affirming care access
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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OKC community comes together to collect data on impact of urban heat islands
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Oklahoma schools adapt recreational activities to sweltering summer heat
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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StateImpact Oklahoma welcomes health reporter Jillian Taylor
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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'I’m talking about what’s best for the Greenwood area': What the removal of a highway could do for Black Wall Street
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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What you need to know as Oklahoma’s state board of education weighs Tulsa Public Schools’ accreditation
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Private landowners in Oklahoma are stepping up to preserve habitat for prairie chickens
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Big Bonuses, Bigger Risks: Oklahoma’s New Teacher Sign-On Bonus Program Raises Concern
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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StateImpact breaks down Oklahoma's 2023 education budget
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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‘We will strive to survive the Ryan Walters time’: Oklahoma superintendents respond to Walters’ claims, rhetoric
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May 25, 2023 |
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The battle for Oklahoma education funding
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May 11, 2023 |
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Health secretary's ouster gives a look into "frustration" between the Senate and Gov. Stitt
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May 04, 2023 |
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OU’s swatting event was a hoax, but the trauma it caused was real
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Oklahoma nursing schools ramp up admissions amid worker shortage
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Five years after the Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, the stakes are higher than ever
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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StateImpact Oklahoma discusses the state's newly extended postpartum Medicaid benefits
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors would affect Oklahoma adults too
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Trans Oklahomans find community through music amid heightened anti-queer rhetoric in legislature
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Oklahoma legislation would require insurance companies to cover high-tech medical screenings called biomarker tests
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Will Oklahomans vote to be the 22nd state to legalize recreational marijuana?
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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How Oklahoma's mismanagement of federal education funds could leave $18 million on the table
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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Another pandemic relief policy is ending, making groceries even more expensive for low-income Oklahomans
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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‘Never took a sick day in seven years’: Oklahoma teacher moms and the realities of no paid maternity leave
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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StateImpact talks with Secretary of Health Kevin Corbett about Oklahoma's pivot to managed Medicaid
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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A decade of scandal at Epic Charter Schools
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Methamphetamine is killing more Oklahomans than any illicit drug. A collaborative in Tulsa models how the communities can fight the epidemic.
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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'A learner of learners': Staving off the "deprofessionalization' of Oklahoma's teachers
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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State data paints a dire picture of Oklahoma teenagers' mental health
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Methamphetamine may not be the center of attention, but it's killing more Oklahomans than any other drug.
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Pt. 2: ‘Disasters that define us’: Examining Northeast Oklahoma’s patchwork of flood protections
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Pt. 1: ‘Disasters that define us’: Examining Northeast Oklahoma’s patchwork of flood protections
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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How social media affects the ways two Tulsa teenagers get their news
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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'It had to be more than just teachers and their families voting': Oklahoma educator responds to election outcome
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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StateImpact Oklahoma reporters react to midterm election results
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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The Adderall shortage has made its way to Oklahoma.
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Oklahoma lawmakers tried to limit four day school weeks, but they’re hanging on in rural communities
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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When Oklahoma voters choose a governor in November, they'll be voting on the future of SoonerCare.
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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What more can be done to save the Lesser Prairie-Chicken?
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Alumni gather at Oklahoma City's old Northeast High School to honor 1970 student activism
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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How important is education in Oklahoma’s race for governor?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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As pandemic response wanes, Oklahoma schools adapt to the end of universal free lunch
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Where should we put our country's nuclear waste? StateImpact Oklahoma goes underground to find out
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Plaintiff: challenging Oklahoma's transgender bathroom ban 'just the right thing to do'
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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StateImpact answers some common questions about HB 1775
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Sharing Indigenous Oklahoma stories at Field Museum exhibit ‘really inspiring’ for Stilwell students
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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A new wastewater monitoring program means Oklahoma doesn't have to rely solely on testing to find COVID and monkeypox.
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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‘Something that can’t be replaced’: What a turnpike project could mean for Oklahoma wildlife
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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Texas students help make up for enrollment losses at Oklahoma colleges
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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In StateImpact conversation, Tulsa high schoolers ask peers ‘Will you accept me as I am?’
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Oklahoma allows abortions in life-threatening situations, but how much danger is enough?
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Oklahoma educators don’t shy away from difficult conversations at Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial & Museum event
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Pt. 2, Sustaining sustainability: The waste problem in Oklahoma’s cannabis industry and the innovators at the helm of change
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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Pt. 1, Sustaining sustainability: The waste problem in Oklahoma’s cannabis industry and the innovators at the helm of change
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Tulsa teenagers discuss how to be allies to their friends during uncertain times
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Two more COVID strains have made their way to Oklahoma. Here's what to know.
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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'When a right is created by the Supreme Court, it can go away': What overturning Roe could mean for contraception access, sexual privacy and marriage equality
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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For years before the Saint Francis shooting, health workers have experienced on-the-job violence at alarming rates.
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Oklahoma City teenagers ask policymakers not to ‘downplay' their experiences
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Tulsa mass shooting reignites gun policy debate in Oklahoma
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Critics say Oklahoma’s abortion and Critical Race Theory crackdowns rely on fear
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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‘It’s utterly ridiculous:’ trans Tulsa students react to Oklahoma’s school bathroom ban
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May 26, 2022 |
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Substitute shortage persisted even after Oklahoma school closures slowed down
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May 19, 2022 |
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'Oklahoma doesn't want us': Families grapple with looming displacement from turnpike
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May 13, 2022 |
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'That home is sacred to me': Norman woman joins fight against turnpike
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May 12, 2022 |
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Oklahoma already ranked among the highest in the country for sexually transmitted infections. The pandemic likely made it worse.
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May 05, 2022 |
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How Oklahoma Watch and The Frontier teamed up to investigate an $18 million no-bid contract between Oklahoma and a Florida company
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May 02, 2022 |
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StateImpact wants to hear from marginalized Oklahoma youth
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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‘I love a place that hates me,’ how two transgender Oklahoma teens navigate current events in their home state
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Striking gold in the green rush: entrepreneurs tap into Oklahoma's weed economy
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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How property tax protests are hurting Oklahoma schools
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Oklahoma abortion laws would send providers to prison for up to a decade and further strain on out-of-state clinics
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Memory loss, debilitating fatigue and more: Oklahomans share their experiences with long COVID symptoms
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Long-embattled, rare beetle offers hope of new discoveries
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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What does school choice look like in rural Oklahoma?
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Psychedelic mushroom research could soon be legal in Oklahoma
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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The road to electric: Oklahoma navigates transition to embracing electric vehicles
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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StateImpact Discusses: Critics argue Oklahoma's lethal injection protocol could constitute cruel and unusual punishment — and that the state shouldn't be allowed to hide the details behind it
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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How Oklahoma’s classroom curriculum bans affect Black educators and families
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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"There's going to be a real blip." Medical professionals are concerned about delayed routine screenings and their long-term effects.
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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'A world of wounds': Decline in grasshopper populations offers window into consequences of climate change
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Amid noisy controversies Oklahoma school librarians do their best to create ‘informed citizens’
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Medicaid, marijuana, and culture wars: StateImpact Oklahoma discusses the upcoming legislative session
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Newly released records shed light on issues in Oklahoma's public health lab and pandemic center
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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The Omicron variant is hitting Oklahoma hard and creating troubles unseen in earlier surges
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Unintended consequence of SQ 780 may impact access to drug treatment courts
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Even with green light, few Oklahoma schools are requiring masks
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Oklahoma City's arts scene is growing, but rising rents and COVID fallout are squeezing its artists
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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‘It's like WPA Money’: How federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping schools make infrastructure improvements
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Oklahoma's cafeterias have been hit hard by the coronavirus
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Oklahoma's recent COVID-19 hospitalization spike created a strain on oxygen — and not just for hospitals
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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ACLU lawyer discusses challenge to Oklahoma’s critical race theory ban
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Oklahoma School for the Deaf welcomes new, more inclusive Bison mascot
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Oklahoma urgent cares face cutbacks and shutdowns amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic strain
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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White House COVID-19 response adviser talks boosters with StateImpact Oklahoma
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Santa Fe South was the first district to implement a mask mandate in Oklahoma this fall. Here’s how it’s going
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Oklahoma medical groups expand free therapy program for doctors amid COVID-19 fallout
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Coronavirus pandemic causes lagging kindergarten and pre-k enrollments
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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An Oklahoma teacher shares her battle with the coronavirus
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Oklahoma adds basic dental coverage to Medicaid amid a dire lack of care
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Hofmeister: school boards ‘best suited to address’ masking in schools
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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As a new school year starts, StateImpact is tracking COVID-19’s impact
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Wrongful convictions leave unhealed wounds
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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"Unheard of:" Rare summer RSV surge fills Oklahoma children's hospitals
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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How one Oklahoma school district is using the state’s Counselor Corps to improve mental health accessibility
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Architectural-engineering firm aims to fix Oklahoma County’s constitutionally challenged jail
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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A decade in the making, Medicaid expansion takes effect in Oklahoma
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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What Oklahoma teachers need to know about the state’s so-called ‘Critical Race Theory’ ban
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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‘We should know’: Glossip supporter, Oklahoma lawmaker wants more scrutiny in death row cases
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Oklahoma schools boost summer offerings to combat negative effects of COVID-19 on learning
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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"It's all about meeting people where they are:" Oklahoma legalizes clean needle exchange programming
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Health officials are hopeful Medicaid expansion and new safe syringe program will curtail Oklahoma's Hepatitis C deaths
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Oklahoma paid for more addiction treatment and providers say its saving lives
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Oklahoma continues to battle teacher shortage, but pandemic hasn’t caused a mass exit yet
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May 27, 2021 |
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"History in the making:" Thousands of volunteers turn out for Oklahoma's COVID-19 vaccine effort
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May 21, 2021 |
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‘Every day is a great day’: Women in Oklahoma prisons encourage people struggling through the pandemic
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May 13, 2021 |
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StateImpact gets a haircut: Oklahoma City barber talks about covid effects while trimming ungroomed reporter’s hair
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May 06, 2021 |
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How Oklahoma’s only school for children experiencing homelessness fought through the coronavirus pandemic
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Oklahoma prisons ahead in vaccinations but advocates say earlier access could have saved lives
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Empty appointments at mass vaccination sites mark a new priority: hesitant and hard-to-reach Oklahomans
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Oklahoma charter school leader explains lawsuit that has ‘seismic effect’ on education funding
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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OU Physicians and Blue Cross Blue Shield Oklahoma's rate dispute could force thousands to find a new doctor
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Oklahoma spring assessments aim to measure learning loss during pandemic
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Oklahoma lawmakers introduce now-traditional abortion bills in a changing political environment
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Mar 04, 2021 |
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Educating students at El Reno's Hillcrest Elementary
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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'Kids need to be in school' In-person Learning in El Reno, Oklahoma
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Oklahoma lawmakers propose targeted criminal justice reforms
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Oklahoma moves forward on partially privatizing Medicaid amid opposition
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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The Oklahoman and StateImpact explain the various meanings of the term 'ghost students'
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Oklahoma educators are at frontlines of remembering Tulsa Race Massacre
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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2021 Legislative Preview
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Federal prisoners complain a private prison in Oklahoma isn’t following COVID-19 safety guidelines
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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WahZhaZhe, Tsalagi, Español. No matter the language Covid creates challenges for immersion learning in Oklahoma
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Oklahoma health officials choose rapid coronavirus vaccination over rigid phase model
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Protecting Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients from the coronavirus comes at a price
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Did George Floyd’s death affect Oklahoma’s elections?
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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As Oklahoma's syphilis rate among women increases, cases in babies grow with it
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Oklahoma medical experts tackle state's "mixed messages" on coronavirus
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Masking rules a patchwork in Oklahoma schools
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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State superintendent says she would have implemented Oklahoma schools masking mandate 'a long time ago'
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Nov 19, 2020 |
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Early release dates for Oklahoma prisoners just got pushed back
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Oklahoma health officials say that without renewed federal funding, coronavirus testing could dwindle, harming response
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Oklahoma public health officials continue opposition to statewide mask mandate
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Nov 10, 2020 |
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Oklahoma Engaged: Vote rejecting State Question 814 places Medicaid expansion responsibility on the Oklahoma Legislature
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Oklahoma teenagers want their voices heard to make the world 'a better place'
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Fewer Oklahoma educators running for legislative offices
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Epic Virtual Charter Schools’ cloudy future leaves families searching for clarity
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Oklahoma Engaged: State Question 814 has a history
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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How to bring care to mental health emergencies
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Oct 10, 2020 |
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announces new public health laboratory
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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A syphilis outbreak creates yet another strain on Oklahoma's public health system
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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‘We are still human beings’: Oklahoma prisoners, officials adjust as COVID-19 spreads
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Oklahoma City mental health emergencies outpace police trained to handle them
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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Oklahoma’s college campuses continue to be coronavirus hotspots
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion vote wasn't as simple as urban versus rural
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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Oklahoma health experts: COVID-19 also attacks the heart
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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A month into the fall semester, StateImpact has tracked hundreds of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma schools
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Tempers flare after Oklahoma County sends CARES money to jail
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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COVID-19 worsens Oklahoma's decades-old nursing shortage
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Oklahoma schools COVID-19 guidelines are widely ignored by many rural districts
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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A former Oklahoma prisoner struggles to find his feet during the pandemic
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Lessons learned in Oklahoma’s interrupted semester will be critical to delivering instruction this fall
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Oklahoma State University took his name off a building, but Alfalfa Bill Murray can still be found across the state
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Researcher: Covid-19 infection rates 5 times higher in U.S. Prisons
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Defund police vote exposes deep divisions in Norman
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Tulsa educators share five tips for how teachers, parents can talk about race with kids
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Pandemic isolates Oklahoma domestic violence victims
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Stilwell High School students explore their town’s history in podcast that was a finalist in NPR student challenge
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Oklahoma Arts Institute moves off Quartz Mountain and into students’ living rooms
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Oklahoma City Black Lives Matter requests more robust, transparent police oversight
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Oklahoma City leaders to reconsider police oversight following protests denouncing racial disparities
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Oklahoma child care leaders share how they’ve dealt with positive COVID-19 cases
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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Here's what school could look like for Oklahoma schools next fall
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May 28, 2020 |
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As coronavirus spreads, Oklahoma's largest jails could increase testing
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May 22, 2020 |