Oklahoma

Amber England, who headed the campaign to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot in Oklahoma, speaks before supporters of Yes on 802 Oklahomans Decide Healthcare deliver petitions to the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Oklahoma City. The signatures of about 178,000 registered voters are needed to get the question on the ballot, and supporters say they obtained about 313,000 signatures. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Amber England, who headed the campaign to put Medicaid expansion on the ballot in Oklahoma, speaks before supporters of Yes on 802 Oklahomans Decide Healthcare deliver petitions to the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Oklahoma City. The signatures of about 178,000 registered voters are needed to get the question on the ballot, and supporters say they obtained about 313,000 signatures. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Horn Concerned about Reality of Oklahoma’s new Medicaid 2.0

News Staff
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
WASHINGTON - Oklahoma is one of 14 states yet to adopt Medicaid expansion. Gov. Kevin Stitt has proposed a Medicaid block grant for Oklahoma, but U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn (D-Okla.) said Tuesday it would cost more and limit access.
A woman marches with a “No More Stolen Sisters” sign at a Women’s March in Tulsa in 2018.

A woman marches with a “No More Stolen Sisters” sign at a Women’s March in Tulsa in 2018.

Bills to address Oklahoma’s missing, murdered Indigenous

News Staff
Tuesday, January 28, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY — Several measures have been filed for the state legislature’s upcoming session in an attempt to address Oklahoma’s rate of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
Ledger photo by Chris Martin

Ledger photo by Chris Martin

Wind investment picks up in Oklahoma

Mike Ray Staff Writer
Monday, January 27, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Winds of change that are sweeping across America are blowing through Oklahoma, too.  In a report generated for the Legislature, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission declared that investment in wind generation has provided “significant economic development” in this state.
Lawton sees modest gain in employment

Lawton sees modest gain in employment

Lawton sees modest gain in employment

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY – Unemployment statewide ticked up slightly in October, even though the number of Oklahomans with jobs increased, according to research performed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Oklahoma’s gross receipts to the Treasury in October were up less than 1% compared to the previous year, a further indication of a coming slowdown to the economy.

Oklahoma’s gross receipts to the Treasury in October were up less than 1% compared to the previous year, a further indication of a coming slowdown to the economy.

Gross receipts up slightly; tax collections down in October

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - Cementing the trend, Oklahoma’s gross receipts to the Treasury in October were up less than 1% compared to the previous year, a further indication of a coming slowdown to the economy.
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