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StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU. Our reporters travel the state to report on education, health, science, energy and the environment — and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans.

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Off-campus religious education courses expand to growing number of Oklahoma schools

Thanks to a new law, schools across the state are now required to allow off-campus religious instruction during elective courses. Those courses are currently operational or in the final stages of development in at least six Oklahoma schools. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Off-campus religious education courses expand to growing number of Oklahoma schools

Listen · 4:53

Oklahoma birders report seeing fewer migrating species as extreme weather, development expands

A report released this month states at least a third of the nation's birds are in peril. Local community scientists are contributing information critical to understanding the decline. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Oklahoma birders report seeing fewer migrating species as extreme weather, development expands

Listen · 4:48

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away:' Historic Kiowa church to be rebuilt after Oklah...

Last week, wildfires raged across Oklahoma, claiming thousands of acres of land and hundreds of buildings. KOSU's Sarah Liese reports for StateImpact that the flames also destroyed a historic church in Kiowa County, leaving a congregation to rebuild. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away:' Historic Kiowa church to be rebuilt after Oklah...

Listen · 4:51

New rules, rising costs putting some Oklahoma child care providers in peril

New Oklahoma Human Services rules approved this year require non-accredited five-star child care programs to provide proof of an accreditation application submission by April 10 and get nationally accredited by Sept. 1 — or face a star reduction tied to their reimbursements. Providers said the timeframe to comply with a process that typically takes one to two years is too short and could cost them thousands. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

New rules, rising costs putting some Oklahoma child care providers in peril

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New book details 'untold story' of lethal injection, chronicling its Oklahoma roots

A book coming out next month argues the way states perform executions is inhumane. KOSU's Sierra Pfeifer talks to University of Richmond Professor Corinna Barrett Lain about her new book Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection, and Oklahoma's role in how the condemned are executed for StateImpact. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

New book details 'untold story' of lethal injection, chronicling its Oklahoma roots

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An Oklahoma wildlife refuge has widespread abandoned oil, gas wells. This group is cleaning them up

Over the next four years, the Well Done Foundation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife will plug more than 100 orphan wells on public land. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

An Oklahoma wildlife refuge has widespread abandoned oil, gas wells. This group is cleaning them up

Listen · 4:49

Trump's agenda complicates Oklahoma's plan to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells

The state expected millions of dollars to plug wells abandoned by their owners. But the funds are in limbo under a new federal administration. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Trump's agenda complicates Oklahoma's plan to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells

Listen · 4:54

Rural administrators flock to East Central University's new rural education doctoral program

ECU debuted its first-ever doctoral program this January, which focuses on administrative issues in rural education. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Rural administrators flock to East Central University's new rural education doctoral program

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OU preps tomorrow's medical providers to care for body and mind in rural Oklahoma

None of Oklahoma's rural counties have enough primary and mental health care providers. A federal grant is training University of Oklahoma physician assistant students to serve rural communities in both areas. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

OU preps tomorrow's medical providers to care for body and mind in rural Oklahoma

Listen · 4:53

Oklahomans push back on transmission projects, even as the state's energy needs continue to grow

Oklahomans are using more and more electricity. But as energy companies meet with landowners to build the needed infrastructure, opposition is growing. KOSU'sAnna Pope reports for StateImpact on one transmission project troubling Oklahomans. This story was co-reported by KOSU's Graycen Wheeler. Mentioned in this episode: Social Media tags

Oklahomans push back on transmission projects, even as the state's energy needs continue to grow

Listen · 4:58
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