U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) joined 19 other senators in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough asking that the department correct recent policy initiatives that are making access to care more difficult for veterans.
An analysis by Sooner State News shows Oklahoma is one of 26 states without a membership with ERIC, a national voter data group accused of "hyper-partisanship."
As President Biden revealed new rules regarding Title IX protections in April of 2024, which redefined “sex” to include “gender-identity,” an analysis by Sooner State News shows that Oklahoma is one of 25 states that ban boys from playing in girls’ high school sports.
As of June 2024, Oklahoma experienced a 20.6% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.1% increase.
Oklahoma received $2.1 million in public pension contributions, ranking it 29th in the United States in 2022, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of Public Pensions.