StateImpact Oklahoma

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StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU.... more

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June 17, 2021 "It's all about meeting people where they are:" Oklahoma legalizes clean needle exchange programming
When a constituent first came came in to advocate for needle exchange programming, Oklahoma State Rep. Carol Bush wasn't sure what to think. That didn't sound like the kind of policy likely to succeed in Oklahoma's deeply conservative statehouse. She and other supporters focused on the policy's public safety benefits and leaned on famous Republicans who have supported similar legislation, including former Vice President Mike Pence.
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June 11, 2021 Health officials are hopeful Medicaid expansion and new safe syringe program will curtail Oklahoma's Hepatitis C deaths
Oklahoma continues to rank top three in the nation for Hepatitis C deaths, but health officials are hopeful recent policy changes will help reverse the trend. Hepatitis C — a viral liver infection — is a problem nationwide. It’s the most prominent chronic blood-borne infection and leading cause of liver transplants. It can cause many complications, including cancer.
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June 03, 2021 Oklahoma paid for more addiction treatment and providers say its saving lives
The state partnered with substance abuse treatment providers to eliminate a counter productive wait time people struggling with addiction had to bear to get into treatment. Providers say the change is giving people a better chance to live.
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May 27, 2021 Oklahoma continues to battle teacher shortage, but pandemic hasn’t caused a mass exit yet
As the academic year winds down, schools are already looking toward the next one. It’s bound to be more normal. But as StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports there’s also bound to be thousands of new teachers in Oklahoma’s classrooms.
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May 21, 2021 "History in the making:" Thousands of volunteers turn out for Oklahoma's COVID-19 vaccine effort
Oklahoma has administered nearly 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine. Like all other states, it has done so free of charge to residents. That is possible largely because thousands of volunteers pitched into the effort.
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May 13, 2021 ‘Every day is a great day’: Women in Oklahoma prisons encourage people struggling through the pandemic
A nonprofit helped women in two state prisons connect with strangers during the coronavirus pandemic. The women recounted their struggles and offered advice.
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May 06, 2021 StateImpact gets a haircut: Oklahoma City barber talks about covid effects while trimming ungroomed reporter’s hair
StateImpact’s Robby Korth didn’t get a haircut for over a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But, more than two weeks after getting fully vaccinated, he takes us inside Carwin's Shave Shop for his much needed trim.
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April 22, 2021 How Oklahoma’s only school for children experiencing homelessness fought through the coronavirus pandemic
Attending school remotely has been an inconvenience for students and parents, and a major burden for many. For children experiencing homelessness, it’s all but impossible. 25-thousand Oklahoma children didn’t have a permanent home - before the pandemic. StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports how the state’s only school tailored specifically for homeless students is handling the crisis.
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April 15, 2021 Oklahoma prisons ahead in vaccinations but advocates say earlier access could have saved lives
Over half of Oklahoma’s state prisoners are at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus. Prisoner advocates say incarcerated people needed access sooner than the state authorized.
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April 09, 2021 Empty appointments at mass vaccination sites mark a new priority: hesitant and hard-to-reach Oklahomans
The people who are willing and able to travel out to mass vaccinations sites have already done it. The vaccine program is entering a new chapter: reaching Oklahomans who are either vaccine hesitant or facing barriers.
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