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‘It’s like WPA Money’: How federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping schools make infrastructure improvements

Ponca City Schools is one district leveraging funds for coronavirus relief to make much-needed repairs

By Robby Korth

| Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 5:30 am

Oklahoma health officials are paying $3 million to a PR and marketing firm for COVID-19 messaging and reputation management

The Oklahoma State Department of Health entered the contract with Saxum this summer. Saxum has been aiding in COVID-19 communication since the early days of the pandemic.

By Catherine Sweeney

| Friday, November 19, 2021 | 12:22 pm

File photo / Courtesy The Oklahoman

Politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings

By Robby Korth and Nuria Martinez-Keel

| Thursday, November 11, 2021 | 5:00 am

Robby Korth / StateImpact Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s cafeterias have been hit hard by the coronavirus

Food, labor shortage leave child nutrition workers scrambling to keep hungry kids fed

By Robby Korth

| Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 5:02 am

HEADLINES

Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 5:30 am

‘It’s like WPA Money’: How federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping schools make infrastructure improvements

Ponca City Schools is one district leveraging funds for coronavirus relief to make much-needed repairs

By Robby Korth

Friday, November 19, 2021 | 12:22 pm

Oklahoma health officials are paying $3 million to a PR and marketing firm for COVID-19 messaging and reputation management

The Oklahoma State Department of Health entered the contract with Saxum this summer. Saxum has been aiding in COVID-19 communication since the early days of the pandemic.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, November 11, 2021 | 5:00 am

Politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings

By Robby Korth and Nuria Martinez-Keel

Thursday, November 4, 2021 | 5:02 am

Oklahoma’s cafeterias have been hit hard by the coronavirus

Food, labor shortage leave child nutrition workers scrambling to keep hungry kids fed

By Robby Korth

Thursday, October 28, 2021 | 5:44 am

Oklahoma’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization spike created a strain on oxygen — and not just for hospitals

As thousands of Oklahomans battled COVID-19 in ICUs earlier this year, hospitals’ demand for liquid oxygen skyrocketed.

By Catherine Sweeney

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What Oil and Natural Gas Mean to Big-Energy Oklahoma

The Impact of Mining in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer

Exploring the Link Between Earthquakes and Oil and Gas Disposal Wells

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Thursday, October 21, 2021 | 5:00 am

ACLU lawyer discusses challenge to Oklahoma’s critical race theory ban

Why is a coalition of educators and civil rights groups challenging Oklahoma's law?

By Robby Korth

Thursday, October 14, 2021 | 4:00 am

Oklahoma School for the Deaf welcomes new, more inclusive Bison mascot

Sulphur school is one of the latest nationwide to shift away from Indigenous-themed nickname

By Robby Korth

Thursday, October 7, 2021 | 3:34 am

Oklahoma urgent cares face cutbacks and shutdowns amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic strain

By Catherine Sweeney

Wednesday, September 29, 2021 | 9:08 pm

White House COVID-19 response adviser talks COVID-19 boosters with StateImpact Oklahoma

The White House is advising seniors over 65 and those with compromised immunities to get a third Pfizer dose.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, September 23, 2021 | 5:58 am

Santa Fe South was the first district to implement a mask mandate in Oklahoma this fall. Here’s how it’s going

Superintendent: 'The very first day back where we had made the choice, 100% of our kids walked in the door with a mask on or willing to put one on with no argument.'

By Robby Korth

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Environment, Education, Energy, Health And Justice: Policy to People

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‘It’s like WPA Money’: How federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping schools make infrastructure improvements

Oklahoma health officials are paying $3 million to a PR and marketing firm for COVID-19 messaging and reputation management

Politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings

Oklahoma’s cafeterias have been hit hard by the coronavirus

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HEADLINES

‘It’s like WPA Money’: How federal COVID-19 relief funds are helping schools make infrastructure improvements

Oklahoma health officials are paying $3 million to a PR and marketing firm for COVID-19 messaging and reputation management

Politics dial up intensity at Oklahoma school board meetings

Oklahoma’s cafeterias have been hit hard by the coronavirus

Oklahoma’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization spike created a strain on oxygen — and not just for hospitals

What Oil and Natural Gas Mean to Big-Energy Oklahoma

The Impact of Mining in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer

Exploring the Link Between Earthquakes and Oil and Gas Disposal Wells

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MORE HEADLINES

ACLU lawyer discusses challenge to Oklahoma’s critical race theory ban

Oklahoma School for the Deaf welcomes new, more inclusive Bison mascot

Oklahoma urgent cares face cutbacks and shutdowns amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic strain

White House COVID-19 response adviser talks COVID-19 boosters with StateImpact Oklahoma

Santa Fe South was the first district to implement a mask mandate in Oklahoma this fall. Here’s how it’s going

PARTNERS

What Oil and Natural Gas Mean to Big-Energy Oklahoma

The Impact of Mining in the Arbuckle-Simpson Aquifer

Exploring the Link Between Earthquakes and Oil and Gas Disposal Wells

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