Headlines for Wednesday, January 21, 2015:
Oklahoma’s new superintendent fires three more staff members who worked under Janet Barresi. (NewsOK)
The future of high stakes testing in Oklahoma belongs to parents. (Tulsa World)
The leader of the state Senate admits Oklahoma’s teachers are underpaid. (NewsOK)
The Oklahoma City Thunder moves above .500 for the first time this season. (News9)
Oklahoma’s Republican Senators criticize President Obama after last night’s State of the Union. (KOKH)
Dropping oil prices mean cuts in spending and jobs in the energy sector. (NewsOK)
Oklahoma City is moving forward with plans for a luxury hotel to accompany the new convention center. (NewsOK)
A group focusing on Oklahoma’s poor health calls for systematic changes in the state. (NewsOK)
A plan to use Medicaid expansion money for uninsured Oklahomans isn’t likely. (Journal Record)
State leaders admit they still don’t have a plan to finish the American Indian Museum in Oklahoma City. (Journal Record)
The escape of six inmates in less than a month isn’t fazing Corrections officials. (Tulsa World)
