Oklahoma Voice

11/11/2025

An Oklahoma board overseeing charter schools expressed alarm at the state of an Oklahoma City charter academy suffering from deep staff cuts and financial constraints.
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The Statewide Charter School Board has demanded an improvement plan from Proud To Partner Leadership Academy.

11/11/2025

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program clients should soon be receiving partial benefits for November, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services said Monday.
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program clients should soon be receiving partial benefits for November, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services said Monday.

11/10/2025

A former U.S. congressman from Florida has expressed interest in founding a Jewish religious charter school in Oklahoma. The state's highest court already blocked a Catholic charter school from opening.
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A Florida-based charter school network could attempt to found a publicly funded Jewish school in Oklahoma.

11/10/2025

Stateline asked for international enrollment data from every public university in the Big 12 Conference — 13 schools spread across the country, many with major research programs likely to attract international students.

Coming to the United States to study has become more difficult. President Donald Trump is taking a harder line on international students, arguing that they are taking university spots or jobs from American students.

11/10/2025

A Saturday memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service said states should fund 65% of benefits for users of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, often called food stamps.

The Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion, another unprecedented reversal for a program that helps 42 million people afford groceries.

11/10/2025

When I moved to Oklahoma over a decade ago, I had no idea that state laws here give the upper hand to bad landlords and give tenants struggling with catastrophic issues — think raccoon infestations, flooding and mold — little recourse if repairs aren’t made.

I had no idea that state laws here give the upper hand to bad landlords and give tenants struggling with catastrophic issues — think raccoon infestations, flooding and mold — little recourse if repairs aren’t made.

11/10/2025

An Oklahoma State Department of Education vehicle made trips to Texas, visited country clubs and regularly returned to former state Superintendent Ryan Walters' home, but current and former agency officials refused to discuss who was driving.

Current and former Education Department officials have refused to explain who drove an agency vehicle to Texas, country clubs and stores.

11/07/2025

Opinion: Over 40% of Oklahoma’s energy generation comes from wind turbines and solar companies are showing increased interest in building projects in the state. Oklahoma’s position as a top-tier renewable energy producer may fade following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Cuts are expected to drive up electricity bills across the U.S., with some of the sharpest increases in Republican-led states, according to Energy Innovation, a nonpartisan think tank.

11/07/2025

A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate, nearly mirroring the outcome of a similar war powers vote last month.

A vote to stop President Donald Trump’s deadly strikes on alleged drug-running boats off the coast of Venezuela failed Thursday in the U.S. Senate.

11/07/2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture told states Friday it was releasing full November funding for the nation’s major food assistance program that helps 42 million people afford groceries, complying with a federal court order issued Thursday.

11/07/2025

A federal judge has declined to require daily monetary penalties against the state’s mental health department for failing to meet certain benchmarks.

A federal judge has declined to require daily monetary penalties against the state’s mental health department for failing to meet certain benchmarks.

11/06/2025

Candidates for office may not need to close and open a bank account each election cycle, according to two draft opinions from the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.