Tribal nations say they’re covering emergency food costs as federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits hang in limbo amid the shutdown. About 23% of Native American and Alaska Native ...

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Tynesia Omopariola said she landed in eviction court after a previous agreement with her apartment complex was not honored when the complex changed managers. (Ben Fenwick/Oklahoma Watch) Want to ...

Using data from the EPA, the American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air report ranked the Tulsa-Bartlesville-Muskogee ...

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A recent analysis by the Center for American Progress found that rural counties disproportionately represent the over 300 ...

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In 2024, 17% of Oklahomans, totaling 686,800, received SNAP benefits, a greater percentage than the national 12%, or 1 in 8.

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