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Cash bail doesn’t keep Oklahoma safe. It just keeps people down.
Oklahoma Voice
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July 3, 2025
Oklahoma has a decision to make: Will we continue clinging to a pretrial system that punishes poverty and fails to deliver public safety? Or will we move toward a smarter, fairer, and actually effective alternative? The evidence is mounting, and...
Price controls are hurting research on 'orphan drugs'
The Oklahoman
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Editor's note: The U.S. House vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was ongoing at the time this commentary was being published. The U.S. Senate just passed the major tax and spending package with a vital measure included: the ORPHAN Cures Act....
Title X funding returns to Missouri nonprofit that helped coordinate Oklahoma reproductive services
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
A Missouri nonprofit that coordinated Title X federal family planning services in Oklahoma after the state lost its funding has had its Title X dollars restored following a three-month delay. What happened to Oklahoma’s Title X funding? In April,...
This program was getting more counselors into rural Oklahoma schools. Then Trump pulled funding.
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
At Friend Public School in central Oklahoma, Bailey Smith is setting up her new classroom before students return at the end of the summer. In August, Smith will start her fourth year as a teacher. It’s the job she planned for, but it’s also one...
Progressive parents in Oklahoma offer blueprint to mess with MAGA censorship
Salon
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July 2, 2025
Justice Samuel Alito may hide behind stuffy robes, but the whiniest member of the Supreme Court can’t hide that his personality is best summed up as “worst parent at your kid’s school.” Whether you’ve had children or were once a child at a public...
Business owner used 1.8 million credit card points to pay tariff costs
CBS News
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Small businesses facing higher import costs because of steeper U.S. tariffs are having to find different ways of handling the added expense. Facing hefty tariffs on parts shipped from China, one small business owner took the hit by redeeming over...
Oklahoma Lottery Mega Millions, Pick 3 results for July 1, 2025
The Oklahoman
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The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 1, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mega Millions numbers from July 1 drawing 19-28-31-39-54, Mega Ball: 05 Check Mega Millions payouts and...
Oklahoma County Budget Board responds to $5.8M jail shortfall
News9 - Oklahoma
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As the new fiscal year begins, the Oklahoma County Budget Board is facing a financial crisis at the county jail, responding Tuesday to a reported budget shortfall of more than $5 million. Despite the jail receiving the largest share of the...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #163
Ballotpedia
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July 2, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over partisan...
Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma concerned over potential SNAP cuts from Big, Beautiful Bill
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 2, 2025
THEY’RE WORRIED THE FOOD BANK HELPS FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THOSE WHO DON’T QUALIFY FOR SNAP, OR THEY DO, AND THEY STILL DON’T MAKE ENDS MEET. BUT THE FOOD HERE ON THESE SHELVES MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. IF THAT GAP GETS TOO...
Oklahoma sees rise in cocaine use and overdoses, prompting urgent OBN response
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is seeing a rise in demand and overdoses in connection with cocaine use throughout the state. According to OBN, hospital treatment for cocaine use has risen from 315 admissions in 2015 to...
Rumford native who became Midwest blues icon slain in Oklahoma homicide
East Bay RI - Rhode Island
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By Ethan Hartley A Rumford native who left the state as a young woman and would go on to become a prominent performer, proponent, and artistic leader in the Oklahoma blues scene met a tragic end on June 9, 2025 after she was found dead in her home...
Oklahoma leaders react to passage of the "Big Beautiful Bill"
News9 - Oklahoma
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Reaction from Oklahoma’s elected leaders was swift but divided following the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping federal package that touches nearly every corner of public policy, from tax relief and border security to deep cuts in...
Trump administration freezes over $70 million in Oklahoma federal education funds
Oklahoma Voice
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July 2, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Trump administration is indefinitely withholding more than $70 million in federal education programs meant for Oklahoma students and educators, including money for teacher development, English learners, after-care programs and...
Get The Facts: Oklahoma faces $225 million SNAP cost under Big Beautiful Bill
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 2, 2025
THE FACTS FOR US TONIGHT. HERE’S THE DEAL. THAT SPENDING BILL INCLUDES A COST SHARING MEASURE BETWEEN SOME STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HERE IN OKLAHOMA. THAT’S ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 15%. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, LAWMAKERS HAVEN’T SAID HOW...
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Stroble, says McGirt ruling doesn't apply to state taxes
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Stroble, says McGirt ruling doesn't apply to state taxes The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that tribal citizens living and working on tribal lands must pay state income tax. WHOSE LAND IS THIS? IS...
Oklahoma legislature passes law intended to protect 340B drug program
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
Summary: – The 340B Nondiscrimination Act was passed after a veto override. – The law prevents insurers from reimbursing 340B entities at lower rates. – Drugmakers and national lobby groups have pushed for restrictions. OKLAHOMA CITY — While some...
Here's what Oklahoma lawmakers said about the 'big beautiful bill' passing in Senate
The Oklahoman
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The 'big, beautiful bill' passed the Senate with a 51-50 tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. The bill received support from all but three Republicans, and the most crucial vote was from the vice president. Now that the bill has passed...
Oklahoma County treasurer questions jail leaders on budget shortfall
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
TO RUN THAT FACILITY. WELL, ABBY, AT THIS POINT, WE DON’T KNOW. THE COUNTY JAIL HAS BEEN CLAIMING THAT THEY’RE GOING TO RUN OUT OF MONEY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, BUT TODAY, THE BUDGET BOARD QUESTIONED HOW THAT WAS EVEN POSSIBLE. THE ONE THAT...
Higher education fuels $14.6B in Oklahoma economic impact
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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July 2, 2025
Summary: – Oklahoma’s public colleges/universities generated $14.61B in FY 2024. – Every $1 of state funding yielded $17.48 in economic output. – 93.7% of resident grads and 61.3% of non-resident grads stayed to work in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s higher...