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Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Medicaid expansion taking effect in Oklahoma, so I think it’s a good time to reflect on the positive changes this has brought to our communities.

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Representatives Cyndi Munson, D-Oklahoma City, and Meloyde Blancett, D-Tulsa, released statements this week responding to findings in a Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) operational assessment of

District 18 District Attorney Chuck Sullivan and challenger Matthew Sheets faced questions over transparency, relationships with agencies, the McGirt decision and more during a forum.

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has consistently failed to address critical staffing shortages and operational inefficiencies in its aging prison facilities. The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency proposes several solutions.

With Oklahoma’s 2022 regular legislative session officially closed, I wanted to reflect on the upcoming state budget, as well as look ahead to the upcoming special session that starts on Monday.

After years of battle in the courts and at the state Capitol over how best to manage the state’s $7 billion Medicaid program, Oklahoma lawmakers and Gov. Kevin Stitt are agreed on a new structure scheduled to go into effect on July 1.

The carnage is unacceptable. Common-sense solutions are available. All that’s needed is political backbone.

Stevie Moyer nearly cried when a Tulsa County judge said he would erase two drug-related charges from her record.

Miller "Bo" Newman worked tirelessly for years on behalf of the McAlester community — and now the community is honoring him.

Oklahoma doesn’t collect data on average jail stay or racial makeup of detention centers, and doesn’t track decisions of district attorney’s offices.