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Author Archives: Lionel Ramos

Lionel Ramos is a Report for America corps member who covers race and equity issues for Oklahoma Watch. Contact him at 405-905-9953 or lramos@oklahomawatch.org. Follow him on Twitter at @LionelRamos_

Posted inPublic Health

How a Southwest Oklahoma Town Lost its Hospital, and is Scrambling to Get it Back

by Lionel Ramos February 1, 2023January 31, 2023

The company managing Clinton Regional Hospital pulled out in December, closing the facility and local clinics. Almost 200 staff were left without a job and the southwest Oklahoma town’s most vulnerable citizens are scrambling for health care.

Posted inEnvironment

Protests Prompt Cancellation of $1.5 Billion Power Project in Southeast Oklahoma

by Lionel Ramos December 19, 2022December 19, 2022
Posted inElections

A Choctaw Nation Initiative Fizzled, But Early Voting Still Soared

by Lionel Ramos November 7, 2022November 7, 2022
Posted inElections

The Stitt Record on the Economy, Workforce

by Lionel Ramos October 31, 2022November 1, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Why 21,000 Oklahoma Citizens Face Significant Barriers to the Ballot

by Lionel Ramos October 4, 2022October 21, 2022
Posted inRace & Equity

Mexican Consulate in Oklahoma City Pushed to 2023

by Lionel Ramos September 8, 2022September 15, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Why Some Afghan Refugees in Oklahoma Live In Squalor

by Lionel Ramos August 23, 2022August 23, 2022
Posted inWorkforce

New Law Reduces Taxes for Businesses, Cuts Support for Jobless Oklahomans

by Lionel Ramos July 15, 2022July 18, 2022
Posted inRace & Equity

Native American Boarding School Listening Sessions Start in Anadarko

by Ari Fife and Lionel Ramos July 12, 2022July 12, 2022
Posted inImmigration

Protected, For Now: The Race To Provide Afghan Evacuees With Legal Services

by Lionel Ramos May 5, 2022May 13, 2022

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