Concerns Arise About How Oklahoma’s Opioid Settlement Money Will Be Used August 29, 2019 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Oklahoma’s legal fight against the opioid industry has racked up settlements and judgments of nearly $1 billion, but as the...
Oklahoma Lawmakers not so Happy About Purdue Pharma Settlement April 7, 2019 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press A $270 million settlement between the state of Oklahoma and the maker of OxyContin praised last week as an innovative...
Oklahoma Quickly Becoming a Hotbed for Medical Marijuana December 27, 2018 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press The rollout of statewide medical and recreational marijuana programs typically is a grindingly slow process that can take years. Not...
Conservative States Like Oklahoma Balk at Voter-Approved Medical Marijuana July 16, 2018 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press and Andrew DeMillo Pot advocates celebrated the culmination of a yearslong effort to ease restrictions on the use of cannabis last month when...
In Primary, Oklahoma Voters Back Proposed Medical Marijuana Law June 28, 2018 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Oklahoma voters on June 26 backed the medicinal use of marijuana, overcoming a late opposition campaign from law enforcement and...
Study Shows GOP Health Care Plan Could Cost Oklahoma Millions March 16, 2017 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press A Republican plan to overhaul the nation’s health care system shows health care could become unaffordable for many poor Oklahomans...
Oklahoma, EPA Shut Down 32 Wells Near Newly Discovered Fault Line September 14, 2016 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press A 5.8-magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller aftershocks in Oklahoma led to the discovery of a new fault line...
Changing Directions, Oklahoma Eyes Medicaid Expansion May 17, 2016 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Despite bitter resistance in Oklahoma for years to President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, Republican leaders in this conservative state are...
NBA’s Thunder Among Groups Opposing Oklahoma Gun Bills April 22, 2016 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press Firearms bills to allow most Oklahoma adults to openly carry guns without any training or background checks have led to...
Earthquakes May Be the ‘800-Pound Gorilla’ in Oklahoma Legislature February 8, 2016 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press The power and frequency of earthquakes in Oklahoma have been increasing, but the Legislature has done little to try to...