Ryan Walters has yet to answer questions about his pending resignation
A small, celebratory group gathered outside the state education building with signs that read ‘Bye Bye Ry-Ry’ and ‘NO LYIN’ RYAN.’
Oklahoma’s harm reduction law inches toward expiration
Harm reduction programs that supply overdose reversal drugs and clean syringes say that the state will see increases in overdose deaths and infectious diseases if they go away.
In Oklahoma, details about data centers are often shrouded in secrecy
A lawmaker plans to take a closer look at how data centers are using utilities in the state as the industry sees rapid growth.
Cost-cutting efforts target public health, labeling some programs as wasteful
“It’s a perfect storm coming together to really threaten our ability to provide what is needed to keep communities safe and healthy,” one public health expert says.
Oklahoma rethinks employment options for people with disabilities
A federal policy allows employers to pay workers with disabilities below minimum wage. Some states have already moved away from the practice.
While some warn of groundwater depletion in Oklahoma, efforts to tighten monitoring fail again
Penalties for not reporting or over-using groundwater are scarce. The state had never fined a permit holder for overusing water before last year.
A man who couldn’t talk died after staff at an Oklahoma facility choked him, a lawsuit claims
After a prosecutor dropped criminal charges against former staff at the Robert M. Greer Center in Enid, civil suits blame abuse for one death and injuries including a broken femur and blinding.
A Look Back: A state official resigns after details about a 911 call surface
The Frontier broke the story about past domestic violence allegations against the head of the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
