The Oklahoma State Department of Health has issued an order requiring the Oklahoma County jail to allow inspectors into the facility with no advanced notice. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/state-h…

Enrollment at Oklahoma’s public universities is rebounding, with a growing number of freshmen planning to attend many of the state’s schools this fall. oklahomavoice.com/2024/08/08/enr…

Oklahoma CareerTech issued over $4.6 million in grants and scholarships with revenue from the Oklahoma Education Lottery Trust Fund. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/oklahom…

A raise of over $16,000 for the executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office, Mike Sanders, was approved Tuesday by the Broadband Governing Board. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/raise-e…

Oklahoma state Superintendent Ryan Walters now faces calls from within his own party for an investigation into whether he committed impeachable offenses. ow.ly/lR6450SX7JU

Cannabis advocates say hundreds of license renewals are in limbo due to a licensing backlog at OMMA, prompting concerns for consumer safety. oklahomavoice.com/2024/08/26/okl…

Oklahoma’s voting system is leading to low turnout rates, the election of more extreme candidates and disenfranchisement of voters who are excluded from participating in primary elections, experts said. oklahomavoice.com/2024/08/30/okl…

Oklahoma has launched it’s own Freedom Caucus, becoming the 12th state to have an official Freedom Caucus. These caucuses are known for creating disruptions, stalling legislative action and garnering publicity and attention. oklahomavoice.com/2024/09/03/rig…

Some great investigative work by Barbara Hoberock!

“Community health workers know the area that they’re located in. We have that boots-on-the-ground experience of where to go, who to talk to. We’re able to have those one-on-one relationships with our clients as well, and we help develop trust.” oklahomavoice.com/2024/10/08/hea…

Heading to the polls? To learn about the questions & the federal & statewide races appearing on your ballot, check out our nonpartisan voter guide. It provides a snapshot of the candidates and issues along with links to news stories and campaign websites. oklahomavoice.com/voter-guide/20…

Bills introduced by Oklahoma lawmakers seek to make changes to the state’s cockfighting laws by reducing the penalties for participating or allowing robotic participation in the fights, Emma Murphy reports.

Health and well-being in Oklahoma remains the 47th worst in the U.S. The state ranked in the bottom five in nearly all of the study's main measures of health: social and economic factors, physical environment, clinical care, behaviors and health outcomes. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/nationa…

OSU President Kayse Shrum has resigned, effective Monday. Questions surrounding the reasons behind her sudden resignation remain unanswered and some state officials seemed surprised by her departure. oklahomavoice.com/briefs/osu-pre…

Should some storm chasers have the ability to run red lights? Emma Murphy reports on a proposed law. oklahomavoice.com/2025/02/04/okl…

Officials named an interim president for OSU Friday, but refused to answer questions on the abrupt resignation of Dr. Kayse Shrum. buff.ly/4hQ4h4z

Samantha Butler isn’t smiling in her wedding photos. She was 15 and pregnant when she says family members pressured her to marry the 25-year-old father of her child in 2010. readfrontier.org/stories/wed-at…

Amid concerns that it could harm patients, Oklahoma lawmakers on Monday narrowly advanced a bill that would allow health care providers to refuse to offer specific procedures or care based on moral, religious or conscientious beliefs. oklahomavoice.com/2025/03/03/des…

About a month ahead of the 30th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, the Trump administration has designated the facility that replaced it as one of hundreds of “non-core” federal government assets to be “disposed” of. buff.ly/xLKmokH

“This is happening at such a breakneck speed,” said Denise Webber, Stillwater Medical CEO, of potential Medicaid cuts. “There’s not ample time to plan and create a strategy that can serve Oklahomans and U.S. citizens in a manner that we can plan for.” buff.ly/S9XbIGP