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Oklahoma legislative report on reports shows bad marks for state agencies. Here's the plan to fix itThe joint Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency presented a report Thursday detailing the degree to which state agencies comply with mandated reporting of various aspects of their work. Findings indicate that the system for submitting information requested by lawmakers is broken, but not irreparable.
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The festival of more than 50 years has opened its ranch to those displaced by the devastating floods.
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President Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' shifts more Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program costs to states. Lawmakers and officials in support of the new measure say it will cut down on waste and fraud, but food advocates warn it could mean fewer people receiving the benefit.
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Oklahoma health care leaders estimate state hospitals will see $6.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursement cuts as funding reductions made to the program through President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" set in.
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The floods killed more than 120 people, including at least 36 children. Pediatric psychologist Stevie Puckett-Perez said adults need to support their kids through processing their grief.
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This week's episode features piano concertos by Florence Price, Sergei Prokofiev, and Maurice Ravel!
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Presenting baits horizontally is a deadly way to entice strikes during the warm weather months, and this week's guest, Omar Cotter, is a master of the art.
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"You've read the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died; if you are still in need of something to read, here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde." - From 'The Trail's End', a poem by Bonnie Parker
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Bon jour, Radio Readers. I’m Julie A. Sellers for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club.The Mysterious Bakery on Rue de Paris by Evie Woods combines magical realism with a cozy mystery in a novel that explores themes of grief, regret, progress, community, and love.
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