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Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People A reporting project of  NPR member stations The vote is the latest in a turf war between the Legislature and Gov. Kevin Stitt's office Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University.

Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People A reporting project of  NPR member stations The state has been in a nursing shortage for years, and there haven't been enough slots for nursing students. Universities are working to change that. Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University.

Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People A reporting project of  NPR member stations Oklahoma has always offered special coverage during pregnancy, but it used to last 60 days after birth. The state just got permission to extend that coverage to one year. Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University.

House Bill 2177 bans care for minors, but it also bans insurance coverage and public funds for trans Oklahomans of all ages. Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University. She has covered politics and policy in Colorado's high plains, Oklahoma City and Washington, D.C. You can reach her at catherine@stateimpactoklahoma.org, @cathjsweeney on Twitter or 405-673-5226 on Signal.

Biomarker testing is a tool that doctors use to get a clearer picture of a medical problem — often cancer. Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University. She has covered politics and policy in Colorado's high plains, Oklahoma City and Washington, D.C. You can reach her at catherine@stateimpactoklahoma.org, @cathjsweeney on Twitter or 405-673-5226 on Signal.

Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People A reporting project of  NPR member stations Beth Wallis Oklahoma House Republicans removed Rep. Mauree Turner (D-Oklahoma City) Tuesday from all committee assignments, alleging Turner “harbored a fugitive” in their office last week following an incident involving a Highway Patrol trooper and transgender people attending a bill hearing. After the Feb.

Oklahomans will have a decision to make next week: Should recreational marijuana be legalized?State Question 820 would make it legal for people to have up to one ounce of weed for adult use, grow up to six cannabis plants and create a pathway to expunge some prior marijuana offenses.

Beth Wallis At the end of January, Oklahoma’s new Attorney General, Gentner Drummond, announced he would change course on a high-profile debacle involving Secretary of Education and now State Superintendent Ryan Walters — and lots of federal money. Due to the state’s handling of its previous round of funding, Oklahoma now has nearly $18 million of federal education funding sitting untouched — and time is running out to spend it.

Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People A reporting project of  NPR member stations Beth Wallis The Oklahoma House of Representatives unveiled its legislative priorities for education Thursday, and it’s got two main objectives: give public schools a $500 million funding increase and give parents tax credits to send their kids to private schools. Like all proposals, bills have to pass through the legislative process before they can become law.

In 2020, the federal government upped food aid. The increased monthly benefits end in March. Catherine Sweeney Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University. She has covered politics and policy in Colorado's high plains, Oklahoma City and Washington, D.C. You can reach her at catherine@stateimpactoklahoma.org, @cathjsweeney on Twitter or 405-673-5226 on Signal.