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Reporter Brad Gibson talks with state health officials about their plan aimed at reducing health insurance premiums and expanding choices on the Obamacare marketplace. Will the strategy work and will it benefit Oklahomans?
The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs is undertaking a major shift in culture away from being a corrections’ system to more of a mental health and treatment agency.
Oklahoma Watch Radio takes a closer look at the issues surrounding principal turnover at one high school: Tulsa McLain.
Research shows that older prisoners are less likely to commit new crimes after they’re released. A new proposal would allow the state Pardon and Parole Board to give early release to nonviolent offenders who are age 50 or over and have serious health issues.
At least four new bills in the Legislature would toughen the state’s driver-safety laws, and they are sure to generate heated debate.
Law enforcement agencies are bearing much of the brunt of dealing with mentally ill people in crisis. But a unique new program is trying to take some of that burden away from police and prevent the mentally ill from unnecessarily ending up in jail.
As families and friends become one for the holidays, thousands of children remain separated from their incarcerated parents. Private groups try to connect parents and children.
Eight years ago Oklahoma set a goal of recycling 10 percent of its solid waste, and recycling programs have sprouted up or expanded across the state. But is Oklahoma meeting its objective?
As the election approaches in Oklahoma, one of the big questions is whether many of the educators running for the Legislature for the first time will win or lose. An Oklahoma Watch radio report spotlights the campaigns of three of these political rookies.
With the election only three weeks away, Bill Shapard of SoonerPoll talks about how voters are leaning on most of the seven state questions on the Nov. 8 ballot.