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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 • Soak this week up! Gorgeous and 74. ☀️
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Poll results:
We received 305 votes on the Monday poll, “Should Oklahoma crack down harder on illegal marijuana-growing operations?”
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Yes, much harder. (216)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Current enforcement is sufficient. (49)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ No, enforcement has gone too far. (15)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Not sure. (25)
New poll question at the bottom of today’s newsletter. (You can also suggest a poll question by emailing me at [email protected].)
Oklahoma awarded $227M for rural health programs, one of largest allocations in US
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By Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice
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The federal government awarded nearly $227.1 million to Oklahoma to invest in programs that strengthen rural healthcare, according to the state health department.
The allocation, which is up by nearly $4 million over the year prior, will help fund 29 programs in Oklahoma that range from expanding training for doulas and community health workers to growing rural residency programs and telehealth.
Oklahoma, which has some of the nation’s worst health rankings, received one of the largest awards in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Program, trailing Texas, Alaska, Montana and California, according to a news release.
“Receiving our budget period two award reflects the tremendous work of our partners throughout the state and our shared commitment to transforming rural healthcare,” said Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Keith Reed.
Congress allocated $50 billion to the rural health fund as part of the Big Beautiful Bill, which was passed in 2025, to be appropriated across a five year span. Each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are responsible for allocating $10 billion between all 50 states.
This marks the second budget period of the program, which stretches from Oct. 31 Oct. 30, 2027.
During the first award period, Oklahoma was allocated $223.5 million for rural health programs.
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The Oklahoma Rundown
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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:
Oklahoma businessman and Bob Mills Furniture founder dies at 79 (KGOU)
Oklahoma native and Harlem Globetrotters great Hubert 'Geese' Ausbie dies at 88 (KOCO)
Webster students, teacher involved in fatal turnpike wreck (Public Radio Tulsa)
Morris Public Schools mourns death of seventh grade student Willa Brown (KJRH)
‘Disappointed and heartbroken’: Wellston community reacts to KKK costume photos (News 9)
OKC native loses everything after being trapped in New Mexico floodwaters (KFOR)
Edmond City Council extends data center moratorium through June 2027 (News 9)
Five fewer Tulsa-area schools are on Oklahoma’s failing list. See where your school lands. (Tulsa Flyer)
Latino voters nationwide were a key part of midterm blue wave, but not so much in Oklahoma (KOSU)
Tulsans honor lost loved ones during Día de Los Muertos festival (Tulsa Flyer)
What Oklahomans need to know about 2027 ACA health insurance enrollment (StateImpact Oklahoma)
Federal judge puts Oklahoma proxy transparency law on hold (Oklahoma Watch)
They promised free rehab in California. We investigated what happened next. (The Frontier)
Tribal officials sound alarm over two threats that could shrink their authority over sacred sites (KOSU)
Martin Luther King III joins tribal leaders opposing permitting bill ahead of Senate vote (Gaylord News)
Legal roundup: Nominees face votes, sheriff resigns; court tosses 2A challenge, larceny conviction (NonDoc)
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