OKC Philharmonic honors civil rights leader Clara Luper with a tribute album and Freedom Fiesta concert marking 1958 sit-ins.

Oklahoma’s Ryan Walters proposes replacing state tests with local benchmarks, sparking bipartisan skepticism and logistical concerns.

OCCC partners with Amazon MLU to bring AI and machine learning education, training and career pathways to Oklahoma students.

Oklahoma Ethics Commission to launch Guardian 2.0 filing system Sept. 2, improving political and lobbyist reporting tools.

Durant Public Schools opens aviation lab, joins elite Oklahoma districts in aircraft-building Tango Flight program.

Purina Foundation opens 2025 grant cycle for Oklahoma City nonprofits supporting pets, people and community programs.

Oklahoma homeowners saw home equity rise 431% since 2020, one of the highest growth rates nationwide, boosting wealth and borrowing power.

Costco has an employee retention rate over 90% for new employees who make it to one year. The company promotes from within and most executives started out as hourly employees and worked their way up.

Cherokee Nation will stream a virtual event Aug. 23 honoring elders and highlighting elder care programs supporting culture and community.

Google will invest $9B in Oklahoma for AI, cloud infrastructure, workforce training and college education programs over two years.

Oklahoma lost 35,569 manufacturing jobs since 2000, even as output rose 10.6% due to automation and high-tech growth.

Best practices for the death penalty, from a human rights perspective, emphasize minimizing the risk of error, ensuring fair trials, and providing adequate legal representation.