StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU. Our reporters travel the state to report on education, health, environment and science — and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.
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Jack Lucas Smith/UnsplashRates of depression and suicidality have always been higher than researchers expected. But they were even higher in the early years of the pandemic. -
The Oklahoma Bureau of NarcoticsBillion-dollar lawsuits and prestige television shows have made the opioid epidemic impossible to overlook. But it is far from the only drug epidemic the country — and Oklahoma — are facing.
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As climate change continues to raise the stakes of severe flooding events, some Oklahoma communities are prepared to weather the storm, and some aren’t. During the extreme flooding of May 2019, communities were put to the test. -
StateImpact is on a listening tour with Oklahoma’s youth. And we’ve brought along our microphones.
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How are Oklahoma teachers reacting to last week’s election of GOP candidates, specifically those who campaigned on culture wars?
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Unlike some other states, Oklahoma’s midterm election results are in the books. The results have big implications for education, health, and the environment in our state.
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The FDA announced a shortage of Adderall and its generics last month. Oklahomans have been jumping through hoops to get their medication.
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Oklahoma lawmakers tried to limit four-day school weeks, but they're hanging on in rural communitiesFour-day school weeks have become more common across Oklahoma over the last decade. Lawmakers have tried to limit the practice. But , the rural districts that use them are fighting to keep them.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to fundamentally alter the state's Medicaid program. The gubernatorial election will determine whether he gets to.
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In the prairie grasslands of northwestern Oklahoma, the Lesser Prairie-Chicken is in a fight for survival against development interests of energy industries.
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As Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt gears up for his challenge from State Superintendent Joy Hofmeister in November, what effects will education policy have on the race?
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Over the past few months, pandemic relief efforts have been winding down. One of the first to disappear was universal free lunches for public school students. But one Oklahoma district has found a workaround.
