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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28m
Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. buff.ly/VT3VA1h
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GOP senator bungles accusation against former special counsel Jack Smith in heated hearing • Oklahoma Voice
Former special counsel Jack Smith on Tuesday defended before a U.S. Senate panel his past investigations of President Donald Trump’s possession of classified documents and alleged role in attempts to…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 1h
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own. buff.ly/A5cCYPo
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US Supreme Court allows Trump to resume deportations outside immigrants’ home countries • Oklahoma Voice
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday granted, for now, the Trump administration’s request to continue rapid third-country deportation of immigrants to countries not their own.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 2h
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call propaganda come under bipartisan attack. buff.ly/ycz0fgm
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Trump TV ads paid for with $20M in Homeland Security funds, Dems find • Oklahoma Voice
President Donald Trump is tapping $20 million in Homeland Security funding to pay for TV ads that heavily feature him ahead of the midterm elections, Democrats said Tuesday as the promos critics call…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 19h
Nearly a dozen state lawmakers heard from operators, developers, environmental agencies, local elected officials and concerned Oklahomans Tuesday as they weigh the best way to regulate the rapidly changing data center industry. buff.ly/t0xC3Of
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‘Not enough data or expertise’: Oklahoma lawmakers consider future of data centers • Oklahoma Voice
Nearly a dozen state lawmakers heard from operators, developers, environmental agencies, local elected officials and concerned Oklahomans Tuesday as they weigh the best way to regulate the rapidly…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 23h
The Oklahoma Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a Tulsa county judge, saying her conduct was “indefensible” and reflected a lack of impulse control and judgment. buff.ly/2KpMWVX
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Oklahoma judge publicly reprimanded • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a Tulsa county judge, saying her conduct was “indefensible” and reflected a lack of impulse control and judgment.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 29/09/2026
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate. buff.ly/izQKFOg
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Major bill to set standards for college athletes’ pay passes US Senate • Oklahoma Voice
A bipartisan measure to overhaul the college sports landscape got a step closer to becoming law Monday after passing the U.S. Senate.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 29/09/2026
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import taxes. buff.ly/qmISdWd
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Trump used impossible foreign labor standards as tariff workaround, small businesses say • Oklahoma Voice
Small businesses will once again challenge President Donald Trump’s tariffs in federal court this week as they continue to feel the squeeze of the administration’s roller coaster policy on import…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 29/09/2026
Public school enrollment fell by 10,640 students statewide, the largest one-year drop in decades. The three-year decline began at the start of Oklahoma’s parental choice tax credit program, which now supports private school tuition for about 42,000 students. buff.ly/w0xIVcX
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Tulsa school closures part of statewide picture of enrollment decline • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma public schools saw enrollment fall statewide by 10,640 students last year, the biggest one-year decrease in decades.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
President Donald Trump’s unusual decision to hold a midterm rally in a rural part of Oklahoma, a state long considered a Republican stronghold, signals GOP panic that voters may sit out the election as the president’s popularity wanes, experts said. buff.ly/M0OuT3i
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Midterm Oklahoma rally signals trouble for Republicans, Trump, experts say • Oklahoma Voice
President Donald Trump’s unusual decision to hold a midterm rally in a rural part of Oklahoma, a state long considered a Republican stronghold, signals GOP panic that voters may sit out the election…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing to continue voicing opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports, which a Democrat on the panel called a distraction from cost-of-living issues voters are more concerned about. buff.ly/4PryWE4
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US Senate Republicans spotlight trans athletes issue as midterms approach • Oklahoma Voice
Republicans on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing to continue voicing opposition to transgender athletes competing in women’s sports.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress. buff.ly/fdPkiBY
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Trump administration revokes $810M approved by Congress for refugee aid and more • Oklahoma Voice
The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
The CDC’s latest national report, a full-color publication with photos, graphics and high school success stories, offers a markedly different portrait of adolescent health than the one it published two years ago. buff.ly/WRgGxtK
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CDC’s latest youth behavior report offers a narrower look at teen health • Oklahoma Voice
The 2025 Youth Risk Behavior Survey report focuses on five areas — diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behavior, and mental health and suicide risk — while largely leaving out national findings…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
Opinion: It’s past time that Oklahoma lawmakers acknowledged a harsh reality about pregnancy. buff.ly/CmTQYKI
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Commentary: Fatal abnormalities are a harsh reality of pregnancy. Why does Oklahoma abortion law ignore it? • Oklahoma Voice
It’s past time that Oklahoma lawmakers acknowledged a harsh reality about pregnancy.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 28/09/2026
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has agreed to pay over $310,000 in severance to three former employees who parted with the agency in the last 18 months, according to copies of their severance agreements. buff.ly/IEs5zf1
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Severance agreements with Oklahoma regulatory agency top $300k • Oklahoma Voice
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has agreed to pay over $310,000 in severance to three former employees who parted with the agency in the last 18 months, according to copies of their severance…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 25/09/2026
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge their removal. buff.ly/uBEhrd4
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Venezuelan men shipped to brutal prison under Alien Enemies Act ask court for due process • Oklahoma Voice
An appeals panel Friday seemed inclined to agree that more than 100 Venezuelan men the Trump administration sent to a brutal prison in El Salvador are entitled to due process hearings to challenge…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 25/09/2026
The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court blocked the policy last week. buff.ly/QCD5lE2
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to permit quick third-country deportations • Oklahoma Voice
The Trump administration Thursday made an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to allow for rapid third-country deportations of noncitizens to continue, after an appeals court blocked the…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 25/09/2026
Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration detention. buff.ly/xnsrs0R
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Millions of dollars of waste found in Trump administration push for immigration detention • Oklahoma Voice
WASHINGTON — Government investigators Thursday released a report that found the Department of Homeland Security wasted more than $20 million in federal funding in its rapid expansion of immigration…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 25/09/2026
In what would be his first official visit to Oklahoma in six years, President Donald Trump is set to attend a rally Thursday in Durant, the Republican National Committee announced. buff.ly/PWba8BP
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Trump set to rally GOP voters, hold midterm election event in Oklahoma • Oklahoma Voice
In what would be his first official visit to Oklahoma in six years, President Donald Trump is set to attend a rally Thursday in Durant, the Republican National Committee announced.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
A federal judge's decision could enable the nation's first religious charter school to open in Oklahoma. buff.ly/2oZAZYK
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Oklahoma can’t deny Jewish charter school from opening, federal judge decides • Oklahoma Voice
An Oklahoma City federal judge ruled in favor of a Jewish charter school seeking to open with taxpayer funds.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
Oklahoma’s energy secretary will be stepping down effective Oct. 3 and replaced with the deputy secretary, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on Thursday. buff.ly/elCqrGy
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Oklahoma energy secretary steps down, deputy to take over • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma’s energy secretary will be stepping down effective Oct. 3 and replaced with the deputy secretary, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced on Thursday.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
State lawmakers recommended Thursday that a Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, resign immediately and not seek reelection following allegations of repeated sexual harassment against multiple female Oklahoma House employees. buff.ly/Oo3rfCh
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Oklahoma House lawmaker faces sexual harassment allegations. Committee recommends he resign. • Oklahoma Voice
State lawmakers recommended that a Republican colleague resign immediately and not seek reelection following allegations of repeated sexual harassment.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
A vast and growing network of artificial intelligence-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said during a Wednesday hearing. buff.ly/sDC17PE
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Flock surveillance cameras raise constitutional questions, bipartisan US senators say • Oklahoma Voice
A vast and growing network of AI-driven Flock cameras could violate constitutional privacy rights, U.S. senators on a Judiciary Committee subcommittee said.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. buff.ly/JajOnIJ
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Federal judge orders White House must restore press passes to 3 banned news outlets • Oklahoma Voice
U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
Melissa Capps said she’s looking forward to having her chance to make the office more efficient and responsive by hiring young talent, utilizing artificial intelligence to work through the office’s audit backlog and bringing her staff’s findings to the public’s attention. buff.ly/0wXHI9w
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Oklahoma’s next state auditor plans to tackle backlog by modernizing tech, rebuilding workforce • Oklahoma Voice
Melissa Capps, Oklahoma's next state auditor, plans to hire new talent, implement AI in the office and bring audits to the public.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 24/09/2026
Federal officials charged a Utah letter carrier Tuesday with throwing 300 primary ballots in a church parking lot dumpster, an incident that a top U.S. Justice Department official said made the case for stricter regulations of voting. buff.ly/OfydmLw
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Trump DOJ uses case of Utah letter carrier to highlight allegations of voting fraud • Oklahoma Voice
Federal officials charged a Utah letter carrier Tuesday with throwing 300 primary ballots in a church parking lot dumpster, an incident that a top U.S. Justice Department official said made the case…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 23/09/2026
A public intoxication charge against Oklahoma's secretary of state has been dismissed with costs. buff.ly/DsGjE04
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Public intoxication charge dismissed against Oklahoma secretary of state • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was arrested in August outside of a McDonald's. It was his third alcohol-related arrest.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 23/09/2026
Education experts and advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school voucher program over concerns that it will divert critical funds away from public schools to private institutions. buff.ly/TBOa8Ky
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Democrats, experts call for revocation of school voucher program under adoption by states • Oklahoma Voice
Education experts and advocates on Tuesday urged Congress to repeal an incoming national school voucher program over concerns that it will divert critical funds away from public schools to private…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 23/09/2026
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. buff.ly/6udPhkD
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Oklahoma Voice
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public.…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 23/09/2026
A jingle created and sung by Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. especially for the occasion kicked off a groundbreaking for a grocery store described as key to restoring dignity and economic vitality to one of Nebraska’s most distressed areas. buff.ly/bvQDwuf
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Mayor breaks into song, crowd cheers state-aided Nebraska market • Oklahoma Voice
Omaha's mayor breaks into song at a groundbreaking event and crowd cheers the state-aided North Omaha grocery store project.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 22/09/2026
Oklahoma officials on Tuesday voted to potentially allocate up to $12 million to agricultural producers looking to complete drought relief projects on their properties. buff.ly/Q9ycfCr
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Committee directs millions to drought relief for Oklahoma agricultural producers • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma officials on Tuesday voted to potentially allocate up to $12 million to agricultural producers looking to complete drought relief projects on their properties.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 22/09/2026
President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. buff.ly/PDXE8qt
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‘Drive them into hell’: Trump ponders destruction of Iran at United Nations • Oklahoma Voice
President Donald Trump faces a “big decision” to make a deal with Iran or “annihilate” the country, he told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 22/09/2026
One potential outcome is a state legislative push to boost mental health support for new mothers. buff.ly/yBhwSUk
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Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis • Oklahoma Voice
The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial earlier this month places her future in doubt, three years after she killed her three children in Duxbury, Massachusetts. But one potential outcome is a…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 22/09/2026
Four Oklahoma universities made national rankings of Best Colleges. buff.ly/VAYqGJ2
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Where do Oklahoma universities rank among the nation’s best colleges? • Oklahoma Voice
Three Oklahoma universities and a liberal arts college made U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges list.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 22/09/2026
Medicaid enrollees from five states and leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit Friday challenging new Medicaid work requirements. buff.ly/Wv9PmOB
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Medical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements • Oklahoma Voice
Medicaid enrollees from five states and leading medical organizations filed a lawsuit Friday challenging new Medicaid work requirements.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 21/09/2026
As the state’s mental health department works to privatize four mental health clinics, nearly all of the state employees affected have already been offered alternative employment. buff.ly/ZfcBXbP
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Most Oklahoma mental health employees affected by privatization have employment offers • Oklahoma Voice
As the state’s mental health department works to privatize four mental health clinics, nearly all of the state employees affected have already been offered alternative employment.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 21/09/2026
A federal appeals court Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy to quickly send noncitizens to countries they are not from, finding that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge their removal if they fear for their safety. buff.ly/mwvvZ4y
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Trump rapid third-country removal policy blocked at appeals court • Oklahoma Voice
A federal appeals court Friday struck down the Trump administration’s policy to quickly send noncitizens to countries they are not from, finding that immigrants must have an opportunity to challenge…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 21/09/2026
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday. buff.ly/kG6GxK7
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CNN, MS Now, Politico sue Trump over White House ban • Oklahoma Voice
The three news organizations that President Donald Trump has barred from entering the White House filed a lawsuit against the administration on Monday.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 21/09/2026
Opinion: State agencies sometimes pick some weird hills to die on when it comes to public access, but the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and its governing board take the cake. buff.ly/yJvnks6
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Oklahoma Voice won an open records case we never should have had to fight. Here’s how it worked. • Oklahoma Voice
State agencies sometimes pick some weird hills to die on when it comes to public access, but the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and its governing board take the cake.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 21/09/2026
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now that they’ve won a major battle over mail ballots. buff.ly/m6ckjAk
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With vote-by-mail court fight settled, attention shifts to protections at the polls • Oklahoma Voice
Voting rights groups and Democratic officials are looking to defend against what they see as possible election interference from the Trump administration ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, now…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 18/09/2026
Adjunct teachers, who cover public school classes without a related certification, came under study at the Oklahoma State Capitol this week. buff.ly/CPqWFVG
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Oklahoma schools employ thousands of adjunct teachers as lawmakers consider appropriate use • Oklahoma Voice
As the number of adjunct teachers continues to grow, Oklahoma lawmakers and state leaders considered how and whether they should be used.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 18/09/2026
An Oklahoma resident is demanding a state board apologize and consider reconvening after its audio equipment failed to work properly, hampering his ability to participate in a public meeting. buff.ly/nvPeswP
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Resident claims Oklahoma board meeting violated his rights  • Oklahoma Voice
An Oklahoma resident is demanding a state board apologize and consider reconvening after its audio equipment failed to work properly, hampering his ability to participate in a public meeting.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 18/09/2026
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took another step forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill to overhaul the college sports world. buff.ly/77wQiXz
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Bipartisan push to set rules for college athletes’ pay continues to advance in US Senate • Oklahoma Voice
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took another step forward on a sweeping bipartisan bill to overhaul the college sports world.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 18/09/2026
Weeks before a federal judge in St. Louis sentenced Siddharth Jawahar to 11 years in prison for running a $35 million Ponzi scheme, he hired a prominent Missouri political consulting firm to help generate favorable publicity and support for a lighter sentence. buff.ly/UJrBySZ
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Missouri congressman urged leniency for Ponzi schemer who hired longtime consultant • Oklahoma Voice
Federal prosecutors say Siddharth Jawahar agreed to pay Axiom Strategies to secure a favorable newspaper article and a letter of support from Sam Graves.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 18/09/2026
As questions swirl nationwide about the appropriate role of technology in children’s education, some Oklahoma parents, lawmakers and districts are calling for a reduction to in-school screen time. buff.ly/bT3JKUc
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National screen time debate reaches Oklahoma schools • Oklahoma Voice
Debates over the appropriate use of technology, like laptops and tablets, in classrooms are burgeoning in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
A $67.8 million increase in state funding would expand job training programs and potentially add new vocational centers, the state's CareerTech director said. buff.ly/u9nPIc0
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Oklahoma CareerTech board to vote on request for funding increase • Oklahoma Voice
The state agency overseeing Oklahoma's CareerTech system has recommended an increase of $67.8 million in yearly funding.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. buff.ly/Sv34Wtu
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White House yanks Oklahoma nominee to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Oklahoma Voice
The White House Thursday withdrew the nomination of Richard “Lance” Schroyer to lead the agency the president tasked with carrying out his mass deportation campaign, U.S. Immigration and Customs…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Tuesday. buff.ly/5LIT6zn
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Census data shows US poverty rate drops to lowest on record, but experts are cautious • Oklahoma Voice
The official poverty rate in the United States dipped slightly by half a percentage point last year to a historic low of 10.2%, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s helping manufacturers increase the supply of estrogen-based hormonal patches and acknowledged a current nationwide shortage as more women seek hormonal therapies for symptoms related to menopause. buff.ly/ECKXusv
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FDA acknowledges estrogen patch shortage, says it’s working to increase supply • Oklahoma Voice
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it’s helping manufacturers increase the supply of estrogen-based hormonal patches and acknowledged a current nationwide shortage as more women seek hormonal…
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
While nearly the entire state is in a drought, the state climatologist doesn’t expect it to break many records. buff.ly/mDe7eKk
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Oklahoma’s current drought is bad, but residents lived through worse, climatologist says • Oklahoma Voice
While nearly the entire state is in a drought, the state climatologist doesn’t expect it to break many records.
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Oklahoma Voice @oklahomavoice.com · 17/09/2026
As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran. buff.ly/SOoOAvg
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More GOP lawmakers break with Trump on Iran as gas prices keep climbing • Oklahoma Voice
As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran.
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