Final SoonerCare 2.0 waiver application to include internal managed care
In an online information session this morning, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority unveiled the final version of Gov. Kevin Stitt's SoonerCare 2.0 waiver application...
OMES director Steven Harpe: ‘Why are we still faxing?’
Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services director Steven Harpe has worked in the field of business technology for more than 30 years, but...
‘The earth rocked’: A diary from the day of the Oklahoma City bombing
It doesn’t feel like it has been 25 years. Much has happened since then, but the morning of April 19, 1995, is still stuck...
SQ 802: Stitt sets election date on Medicaid expansion
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has placed State Question 802 on the June 30 primary election ballot. The proposal, which was authorized for a statewide...
Why Timothy McVeigh’s getaway plan failed
Approximately 90 minutes after Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, killing 168 people, Oklahoma State Trooper Charlie...
Safety & judicial agencies: Cuts discussed, effects reflect ‘how ill-prepared we were’
Turmoil related to the COVID-19 crisis is disrupting proactive programs, exacerbating budget issues and requiring the re-prioritization of efforts within Oklahoma's public safety and...
Stitt extends ‘safer at home’ order, sets earlier return of elective surgeries
Saying that health officials believe Oklahoma's "curve is flattening" in terms of day-to-day COVID-19 hospitalizations, Gov. Kevin Stitt said today he will be amending...
SCOTUS to hear McGirt v. Oklahoma by telephone
A tribal sovereignty issue that has been winding its way through the courts for two decades may be heading toward a final decision before...
House, Senate sue Board of Equalization over ‘plain legal duty’ to meet
Leaders of the Oklahoma State Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives filed suit today asking the state's Supreme Court to declare that SB...
Tribes push 2020 census completion despite pandemic
Tribes in Oklahoma have worked the last decade to ensure their members are better counted in the 2020 U.S. census, but the coronavirus pandemic...
