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Oklahoma turned down federal food aid for kids. Tribal nations stepped up.

by Savannah Peters
Aug 9, 2024
Cherokee, Chickasaw and Muscogee nations are offering Summer EBT in an area home to over 100,000 eligible Native and non-Native kids.
Oklahoma declined to participate in the USDA Summer EBT program. Above, Gov. Kevin Stitt.
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Johnson & Johnson hit with $572 million opioid ruling — what happens now?

by David Brancaccio and Redmond Carolipio
Aug 27, 2019
Johnson & Johnson is appealing the decision, which could be the first of many legal battles.
A judge has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million in connection with the opioid crisis in Oklahoma.
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An educator takes her frustration to the streets

by Phoebe Unterman and Sean McHenry
Sep 10, 2018
Teresa Danks is known as the "panhandling teacher."
Teachers rally at the state capitol in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on April 4.
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After going on strike, one Oklahoma teacher is ready to run for office

by David Brancaccio and Janet Nguyen
May 1, 2018
Public school teachers in states like West Virginia, Oklahoma and Arizona are fighting for higher pay and more funding for schools. Now one physics teacher thinks he can enact change by joining his state legislature.
Thousands gathered and marched in a picket line outside the Oklahoma State Capitol during a statewide education walkout in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 
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Oklahoma oil hub on quake alert

by Scott Tong
Oct 15, 2015
Earthquakes could threaten the U.S.'s most important storage site for crude oil.
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A ban on fracking bans (no, you didn't misread that)

by Kai Ryssdal and Scott Tong
May 4, 2015
Texas is looking to ban local bans on fracking, and it's not alone.
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Should oil companies be liable for earthquake-related damage?

by Scott Tong
Mar 19, 2015
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will soon decide if fracking is linked to earthquakes.
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How important is a CEO to a company's success? It depends.

by Nova Safo
Nov 11, 2014
The question became a critical issue in the Continental CEO's $1 billion divorce case.
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Two recoveries from the tornado: Finding a job

by Krissy Clark
Jul 25, 2013
Coming from different financial situations can affect everything about picking up the pieces after a natural disaster -- even getting, and holding on to a job.
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Minneapolis has the lowest unemployment rate for a major U.S. city

by Chau Tu
Jul 3, 2013
With an unemployment rate of 4.9 percent, the Minneapolis-St.Paul area beat out Oklahoma City.
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