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“It’s defunding schools”: What Oklahoma superintendents say about State Question 844
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1095+ words) Oklahoma voters will decide Aug. 25 whether to allow the state to opt out of paying for one of its longest-running economic development programs — and school leaders in some of the state's fastest-growing local economies say the change could end up…...
Oklahoma’s ballyhooed Naloxone vending machine program is gone, leaving communities scrambling to fill the gap
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (1659+ words) Shelby Salazar was blissfully unaware of fentanyl becoming one of the deadliest drugs in Oklahoma until it reached her family. Salazar received a call from her father the day after Mother’s Day in 2020. Ty Hughes, her 22-year-old brother, had died…...
U.S. ramps up pressure in Cuba
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (60+ words) Public Radio Tulsa U.S. ramps up pressure in Cuba Residents in Cuba are facing blackouts, fuel shortages and a worsening economy as the U.S. continues to ramp up its campaign against the Cuban government, imposing sanctions and an oil blockade on the…...
Leeds to lead with transparency
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (778+ words) University of Tulsa president Stacy Leeds has only been on campus for three weeks, but already she is working to change how the school engages with the community. It’s no secret higher education is facing unprecedented financial hurdles, and TU…...
TPD Chief Larsen to retire
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (126+ words) Tulsa Police Chief Dennis Larsen has announced his retirement. The statement, shared via email on Monday, comes just two years after Larsen was promoted to chief. Larsen spent 47 years at TPD -- working his way up the ranks. He served as…...
States want to bring Medicaid behind bars. Federal changes make that harder
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (1385+ words) Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. Cody Coughenour landed in jail at least half a dozen times by the time he was 47 years old. First, it was crimes related to his alcohol addiction....
Former immigration chief on what's next for ICE
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (96+ words) Public Radio Tulsa Former immigration chief on what's next for ICE Dozens of Democratic senators are demanding immediate, independent and transparent investigations into two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The lawmakers signed onto a letter by Maine Sen....
Oklahoma election officials say declassified documents showing breach of voter rolls misleading
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (301+ words) During his prime time address Thursday night, President Trump said his Government Transparency Task Force revealed six U.S. states had their voter rolls "compromised" by Chinese government actors in 2022. Those states include Oklahoma, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, and Rhode Island, according…...
What will the Pentagon begin screening 'war fighters' for? The quiz knows
1+ week, 1+ day ago (53+ words) Public Radio Tulsa What will the Pentagon begin screening 'war fighters' for? The quiz knows After a two-week vacation, the quiz is back with silly questions about Jurassic Park, U.K. politics, conspiracy theories, Pete Hegseth and numismatics. Good luck!...
“Where you want to put your data center is not a trade secret.” Oklahoma’s NDA debate, explained
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1438+ words) When fast-food chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A began looking for a location in Claremore, company officials asked the city for a nondisclosure agreement. “We don’t shout it from the rooftops that, hey, ‘Developer Smith is wanting to put in a chicken…...