StateImpact Oklahoma
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Statewide, Oklahoma public schools are experiencing a shortage of bus drivers — and they’re struggling to adapt.
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Most of Oklahoma's Medicaid population is transitioning to managed care. This means that instead of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority paying providers directly, it’s paying private companies to coordinate enrollees’ care. That transition has been decades in the making.
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You may have been wowed by the beautiful clothing Mollie and her sisters wore during a wedding scene in Killers of the Flower Moon. There’s a story behind the tradition of these beautiful coats.
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Providing comprehensive sex education is a matter of faith for some Oklahoma churches. Some are filling gaps in a state that doesn’t require sex ed in its schools.
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A local non-profit is hosting rap battles and other events to advocate for mental health awareness in Oklahoma. The organization called Soulbody Cyphers is working to destigmatize conversations around mental health and cultivate a community of MCs.
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This month, millions of Americans will have to make student loan payments after a three-year pandemic era pause. But since 2020, there have been some big changes made to the repayment system.
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After its recent FDA approval, the CDC recommended everyone six months and older get an updated COVID vaccine. But insurance snags and supply issues are giving some Oklahomans trouble accessing it.
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Butterflies are on the move, and Oklahomans are keeping track of them in monarch conservation effortIt's peak migration season for monarch butterflies in Oklahoma, and scientists and citizens are getting involved in their conservation.
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Earlier this month, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a partnership with conservative nonprofit media group, PragerU.
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A bill in Oklahoma banning all forms of gender-affirming care for trans youth was paused by Oklahoma’s attorney general amid litigation from the ACLU of Oklahoma. Now, trans youth and providers are coping with all the uncertainty.
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More than 250 volunteers collected temperature and air quality data around Oklahoma City through a community science project in August to study the urban heat island effect.
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Faced with the dangers of excessive heat, educators around the state are getting creative to keep kids safe and cool while still providing recreational opportunities.