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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February 19, 2021 Oklahoma lawmakers propose targeted criminal justice reforms
Oklahomans for Criminal Justice Reform’s main goal this session is to bring Oklahoma’s prison sentences more in line with the national average.
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February 12, 2021 Oklahoma moves forward on partially privatizing Medicaid amid opposition
SoonerSelect — otherwise known as managed care — will shift $2 billion in Medicaid funding to four private health insurance companies, tasking them with coordinating care for about 700,000 Oklahomans. Opponents are concerned the program was designed hastily, that it will reduce health access for low-income Oklahomans instead of improving it, that the $2 billion in contracts faced no legislative oversight, and that Oklahoma’s past attempts to implement full managed care failed miserably.
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February 08, 2021 The Oklahoman and StateImpact explain the various meanings of the term 'ghost students'
In Kevin Stitt’s State of the State Address, the governor brought a new definition for the term “ghost students” to the mainstream. StateImpact’s Robby Korth and The Oklahoman's Nuria Martinez-Keel explain Stitt’s new definition and its effects on education funding policy.
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February 04, 2021 Oklahoma educators are at frontlines of remembering Tulsa Race Massacre
The Tulsa Race Massacre was famously forgotten in Oklahoma history classes for decades. But as the 100 year anniversary of the tragedy approaches, StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports keeping that memory alive is as important as ever in the state’s schools.
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January 28, 2021 2021 Legislative Preview
The state Legislature’s session was badly disrupted last year by the pandemic . It’s back starting Monday, and faces a long list of pressing issues and unfinished work from 2020. StateImpact health reporter Chatherine Sweeney, education reporter Robby Korth, and criminal justice reporter Quinton Chandler met with Republican Oklahoma Senate President Pro Temp Greg Treat to talk about his priorities before the gavel drops next week, and share their thoughts on where lawmakers are focusing their attention.
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January 21, 2021 Federal prisoners complain a private prison in Oklahoma isn’t following COVID-19 safety guidelines
Federal prisoners threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic complain they and other prisoners weren’t quarantined after having contact with infected people. They also say staff often don’t wear masks.
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January 14, 2021 WahZhaZhe, Tsalagi, Español. No matter the language Covid creates challenges for immersion learning in Oklahoma
Immersion learning works like this: students come to school and they learn in two languages, usually English and something else. But COVID-19 has made teaching at these schools difficult. StateImpact’s Robby Korth reports with Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton.
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January 13, 2021 Oklahoma health officials choose rapid coronavirus vaccination over rigid phase model
Deputy Commissioner of Health Keith Reed says it allows for quicker vaccinations, which fights community transmission and paves the way for larger vaccine supply shipments.
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December 17, 2020 Protecting Oklahoma Alzheimer's patients from the coronavirus comes at a price
Throughout the pandemic, long-term care facilities have had to implement lockdowns. For Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, the isolation used to protect their physical health can further damage their brain health.
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December 11, 2020 Did George Floyd’s death affect Oklahoma’s elections?
Black Lives Matter protesters urged Oklahomans to go to the polls after Minnesota police killed George Floyd. Did the energy felt in street protests translate into Oklahomans' polling places?
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