Oklahoma parents found it hard to ignore a letter 8-year-old Elijah Muhammed left for his grandmother before he ran away in July. “I love my family,” Muhammed said in the letter. “I don’t want to get taken away from my family again … so I’m running away.” Elijah’s story quickly went viral with social media […]
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Help needed
Last year, Oklahoma long-term care facility surveyors conducted around 3,000 inspections across the state. That they managed to get to that many facilities is an impressive feat considering Oklahoma State Department of Health’s surveyor team contained just around 110 inspectors and was capped by a department-wide hiring freeze. Department of Health long-term care director Mike […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Picketing reasons
We at Chicken-Fried News couldn’t be happier to see teachers and their allies at the state Capitol grounds, calling on lawmakers to adequately fund common education. In our opinion, lawmakers shouldn’t be surprised by the large crowds, given that Oklahoma has cut school funding more than any other state over the past decade. While teachers […]
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Advocating respite
In mid-March, Rep. Leslie Osborn, R-Mustang, introduced legislation designed to create a respite waiver program for families and caregivers of people with developmental disabilities. Osborn, one of 15 members of the newly created Waiting List Caucus, introduced House Bill 2758 as a solution to reduce the long waiting list that has historically plagued Oklahoma Department […]
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OICA and OK Foster Wishes are on a mission to spread holiday cheer to foster youth in the state and need the community’s help.
OICA and OK Foster Wishes are on a mission to spread holiday cheer to foster youth in the state and need the community’s help.
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Chicken-Fried News: Inc’est la vie
Whom you choose marry is usually none of our business, but it probably should not be your mother.
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Without a state budget solution, funding cuts pose challenges for mental health consumers, their families and local agencies
Without a state budget solution, funding cuts pose challenges for mental health consumers, their families and local agencies.
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New child support services fee raises questions that parents want answered
New child support services fee raises questions that parents want answered.
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Angels Foster Family Network provides support to youth, foster and biological parents to achieve success and change the system for the better.
“We started Angels out of a desire to change the system,” said Angels Foster Family Network executive director Jennifer Abney.
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Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session
Oklahoma House Democrats hold a budget hearing to prepare for a special session on the heels of the state Supreme Court reviewing legal challenges on revenue bills.