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?&nbsp;

State Officials: Impossible to Track Epic’s Alleged ‘Ghost Students’

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

Medical boards lack process for opioid complaints

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.

Raising the Kindergarten Age In Oklahoma May Leave Some Children Out

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.&nbsp;

Sovereign Community School Is Part of a Larger Movement

State law requires children taken into state custody&nbsp;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. &nbsp;

Oklahoma seeks to address lawyer shortage for abused and neglected children

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 the jail's management.&nbsp;

What’s the best way to run a jail?

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

Five Oklahoma hospitals collapsed – what happened?

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.

Disagreements leave new Oklahoma criminal justice program in limbo

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

Advocates push Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma

Alfalfa Bill Murray gives a talk in 1952 at Oklahoma A&M.

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