Oklahoma was required to create a special office to help with missing and murdered cases involving Indigenous people under a 2021 state law, but federal funding legislators planned for never materialized.
The state rushed to stockpile pills after President Donald Trump promoted the drug as a treatment for COVID-19. But soon state leaders were asking for a refund.
The Trump Administration is cutting programs labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.
Fentanyl has proliferated so quickly because it’s cheaper to make than other drugs and can be mass-produced in a few hours.
The State Department of Education launched its Awareity reporting system in 2022 as a way for community members to submit reports on issues like bullying, civil rights and safety concerns. An Oklahoma grandmother is suing over what she claims is a lack of transparency.
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The School Safety and Bullying Prevention Act requires districts to create policies for reporting and investigating bullying, but the bill’s author says there’s more work to do
The author of Oklahoma’s anti-school bullying law says she doesn’t think the legislation is working. Lawmakers hope to expand laws to protect students.
