Oklahoma Voice

10/03/2025

Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday appointed a member of the Oklahoma Medical Board to lead the state’s Health Care Authority.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt on Friday appointed a member of the Oklahoma Medical Board to lead the state’s Health Care Authority.

10/03/2025

A federal case challenging the safety of mifepristone, used to treat miscarriages and to induce abortions early in pregnancy, is being transferred out of Texas to a federal court in Missouri.

A federal case challenging the safety of mifepristone, used to treat miscarriages and induce abortions, is moving to Missouri.

10/03/2025

The first federal government shutdown in seven years has left hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and members of the public struggling to understand what’s open, what’s closed and what might be delayed.

10/03/2025

The vast majority of Americans, including those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released.

The vast majority of Americans, including strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace

10/02/2025

Oklahoma's newly appointed state superintendent said he's "laser-focused" on steadying the state Department of Education rather than running for office.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed Lindel Fields as Oklahoma's new state superintendent, following Ryan Walters' resignation from the office.

10/02/2025

The head of Oklahoma’s health care authority, Ellen Buettner, will serve as the next leader of a board that governs six regional universities.

The head of Oklahoma’s health care authority will serve as the next leader of a board that governs six regional universities.

10/02/2025

Sen. Adam Pugh, R-Edmond, who leads the Senate Education Committee, announced his candidacy for Oklahoma state superintendent on Thursday, joining a crowded field of candidates.

A Republican leader on education policy in the Oklahoma Legislature is entering the 2026 race for state superintendent

10/02/2025

Gov. Kevin Stitt made additional changes to his top staff, his office confirmed Thursday.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt made additional changes to his top staff, his office confirmed Thursday.

10/02/2025

The unanimous vote officially approved the transfer of the $66 million real estate from the state-run college to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation, led by Trump’s son, son-in-law, and lawyer.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida's top officials heartily voted Tuesday to gift a pricey parcel owned by Miami Dade College to a Trump family foundation for a future library honoring President Donald Trump.

10/02/2025

“We’re going to have to take extraordinary measures to ensure the people’s government operates — again not perfectly because it’s not going to operate perfectly in the midst of a shutdown — but operates as well as it possibly can,” Vance said.

White House officials plan to lay off federal workers en masse, a dramatic and unsettling step that’s not traditionally been taken during past shutdowns.

10/02/2025

ICYMI: The launch of Oklahoma’s updated campaign finance reporting system will be delayed, but candidate filing shouldn’t be affected, the head of the Ethics Commission said.
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The launch of Oklahoma’s updated campaign finance reporting system will be delayed, but candidate filing shouldn’t be affected, the head of the Ethics Commission said.

10/01/2025

More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research released Tuesday shows.
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More than 400 people were charged with pregnancy-related crimes during the two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights, research shows.