‘Pulling in opposite directions’: Budget hole triggers Oklahoma mental health system pain points

Kyle Hilbert
Despite a decade of progress to advance mental health conversations in Oklahoma, a series of investigations, legal fights and financial concerns has begun to...
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As U.S. Dept. of Education faces teardown, Walters seeks ESSA federal block grant for...

Kyle Hilbert
Less than a week after President Donald Trump signed a March 20 executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education and “return authority...
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Roundup: Pinnacle Plan ends, but DA blasts DHS; Wes Hilliard charged; Epic drama continues

Kyle Hilbert
It has been a difficult March in the state after high winds and wildfires ravaged communities, leaving four dead and 400 homes destroyed, according...
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Legislators renew attempt to improve child care access

Kyle Hilbert
For the second time in two years, some Oklahoma lawmakers are attempting to address a critical shortage of child care options for parents. “We’ve...
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House approves bill to fund DHS, ending record-long partial shutdown

The House passed the Senate-backed DHS funding bill.

Congress ends record shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security

Thursday's vote in the House provides funding for DHS after a more than two-month shutdown, but does not include dollars for Immigration and...

House votes to end partial government shutdown, sending DHS funding bill to Trump to...

The House on Thursday voted by voice vote to endthe shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, after a record 2 1/2-month lapse in...