• 4 minutes 33 seconds
    Advocates push Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma

    Expanding Medicaid in Oklahoma would extend health insurance to thousands of people - and an estimated $100 million dollar price tag.

    17 October 2019, 12:14 am
  • 4 minutes 28 seconds
    Disagreements leave new Oklahoma criminal justice program in limbo

    A pretrial release program helped Rogers County decrease its jail population, but the program had to shutdown after disagreements over who to release led its staff to quit.

    10 October 2019, 9:38 pm
  • 4 minutes 28 seconds
    Five Oklahoma hospitals collapsed – what happened?

    An interview with Lauren Weber, the Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News, regarding her reporting on a pattern of controversial businesses practices that lead to big profits for hospital management companies - and the closure or bankruptcy of eighteen rural hospitals. 

    25 September 2019, 4:19 pm
  • 4 minutes 28 seconds
    Five Oklahoma hospitals collapsed – what happened?

    An interview with Lauren Weber, the Midwest correspondent for Kaiser Health News, regarding her reporting on a pattern of controversial businesses practices that lead to big profits for hospital management companies - and the closure or bankruptcy of eighteen rural hospitals. 

    25 September 2019, 4:18 pm
  • 4 minutes 32 seconds
    What's the best way to run a jail?

    Oklahoma County government officials and civic leaders want change at the Oklahoma County Jail. Now, a group given oversight of the jail plans to change its management. 

    20 September 2019, 4:07 pm
  • 4 minutes 27 seconds
    Oklahoma seeks to address lawyer shortage for abused and neglected children

    State law requires children taken into state custody in cases of neglect and abuse be given their own attorneys to advocate for their needs and protect their rights in court. Parents have a right to a separate attorney.

    But, it's often hard to pair children with qualified attorneys. So the Oklahoma Supreme Court created a new task force to look for ways to improve the system.

     
    5 September 2019, 9:54 pm
  • 4 minutes 17 seconds
    Sovereign Community School Is Part of a Larger Movement

    Sovereign Community School is new charter school in Oklahoma City with a focus on Native American culture and identity. It's also part of a movement of tribes and tribal citizens using publicly funded, privately run schools to take control over the education of Native children. 

    22 August 2019, 10:29 pm
  • 3 minutes 58 seconds
    Raising the Kindergarten Age In Oklahoma May Leave Some Children Out

    A controversial proposal in the Oklahoma state legislature would delay the age kids would be eligible to start kindergarten and put Oklahoma on-trend with dozens of other states. But some childhood experts say the trend may not serve Oklahoma kids well.

    14 August 2019, 6:46 pm
  • 3 minutes 58 seconds
    Raising the Kindergarten Age In Oklahoma May Leave Some Children Out

    A controversial proposal in the Oklahoma state legislature would delay the age kids would be eligible to start kindergarten and put Oklahoma on-trend with dozens of other states. But some childhood experts say the trend may not serve Oklahoma kids well.

    14 August 2019, 6:46 pm
  • 4 minutes 4 seconds
    Medical boards lack process for opioid complaints

    The ongoing court case against opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson highlighted the role that doctors, and the medical boards who regulate them, have played in the continuing public health crisis.

    8 August 2019, 7:03 pm
  • 4 minutes 37 seconds
    State Officials: Impossible to Track Epic's Alleged 'Ghost Students'

    Epic Charter Schools is being probed by state and federal law enforcement for manipulating student and embezzling state funds. Will regulators be able to close the loophole Epic appears to be exploiting? 

    25 July 2019, 6:50 pm
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