Pandemic spending at the Oklahoma Health Department violated the state constitution, an audit found
The state auditor released an investigation into questionable spending after the Attorney General said he would keep it confidential.
Oklahoma Attorney General won’t release audit on Health Department spending
Former Attorney General Mike Hunter requested the investigative audit after questionable spending to obtain pandemic supplies.
Emails show a rush to finalize a deal to move Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab in the face of pushback from lawmakers
“We have already experienced some legislative resistance to the move to Stillwater and as many pieces as we can have in place sooner rather than later will make this deal hard to break up,” Matt Stacy, who at the time served as the agency’s hospital surge plan adviser, wrote.
She was charged with manslaughter after a miscarriage. Cases like hers are becoming more common in Oklahoma.
A growing number of women are facing criminal charges for substance use during pregnancy in Oklahoma. Experts and health care providers say that’s bad for moms and babies.
In Oklahoma, Black families turn to doulas for better births
While progress to address poor birth outcomes among Black Oklahomans has been slow, women are taking action themselves.
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Oklahoma COVID-19 cases trend downward, but hospitals remain strained
As of Sep. 29, 10,208 Oklahomans had died, according to CDC provisional data.
Texas abortion restrictions have stoked a new battle over access in Oklahoma
As Texans seeking abortions inundate Oklahoma clinics, providers and reproductive rights advocates are concerned about new laws set to take effect here in November.
