Oklahoma health

As lawmakers dig deeper, persistent financial mismanagement at Oklahoma's mental health agency is coming into focus.

The Oklahoma State Department of Health provided a notice for two public setting exposure.

A bill headed to the House floor that limits the governor's ability to close businesses during a pandemic is "irresponsible" and puts Oklahomans' safety at risk, one lawmaker said.

A memo from the White House Office of Management and Budget, reviewed by multiple news outlets, suggests decreased funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the elimination of its research arm.

Ninety years this week, Oklahomans were met with a large wall of rolling black dust and sand, a day now known as "Black Sunday."

More than a century after U.S. Indian boarding schools attempted to erase Indigenous cultures and languages, tribal nations in Oklahoma are working to reclaim and teach their languages to the youth.

The Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is requesting an additional $6.2 million from the legislature this fiscal year to continue offering services through July.

Oklahoma is reporting one new confirmed measles case and another probable case.

The Senate Energy Committee passed the proposed legislation in a Thursday meeting.

According to Executive Director of Healthy Minds Policy Initiative Zack Stoycoff, Oklahoma has a lot to lose. The nonprofit put together a report on the state's mental health grants to better illustrate what's at stake.