The future of thousands of Oklahomans is at stake. Nov. 12, the Supreme Court of the United States will hear arguments over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which gives roughly 700,000 immigrants work permits, social security numbers and relief from the threat of deportation. Plaintiffs are suing president Donald Trump’s administration over its decision […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Snow patrol
In its first month of operation, Oklahoma City Streetcar could take a cue from the U.S. Postal Service’s unofficial motto of “neither snow nor rain nor gloom.” The streetcar’s operations have been thwarted due to street flooding, icy conditions and clueless parking jobs from people who don’t know what it means to stay inside a […]
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Oklahoma will soon hire a private contractor to crack down on Medicaid fraud, identifying people who might no longer be eligible for the low-income health program and sending recommendations for benefits cancelation. It’s unclear how many of the nearly 800,000 Oklahomans, most of whom are children, would lose health care coverage under the new law, […]
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In Oklahoma, where solar potential and solar production rankings don’t match, residential solar power systems are rising
In Oklahoma, where solar potential and solar production rankings don’t match, residential solar power systems are rising.
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2017 Wellness Report shows success of Wellness Now Coalition
Leaders at the Oklahoma City-County Health Department hope to continue seeing improvement in the years to come.
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Chicken-Fried News: Questionable judgment
An Oklahoma Representative made national news recently for making Muslim students fill out a problematic questionnaire in order to meet with him.
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Chicken-Fried News: Healthy thirst
Rep. Forrest Bennett’s proposed bill would divert some alcohol sales tax revenue to support health care.
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Minority voters have significant impact on upcoming elections
Candidates in upcoming local elections encourage everyone to vote and listen to constituents’ concerns.
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PODCAST: Run, Forrest, Run
In this week’s episode we talk with Forrest Bennett who recently announced his candidacy for House District 92, which includes downtown Oklahoma and several neighborhoods south of the Oklahoma River.
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Controversial local lawmakers often run unopposed
Lawmakers behind controversial laws often win reelection because they run unopposed and voters fail to make it to the polls.