Homeless youth have less access to shelters and services in rural Oklahoma. Because of challenges identifying and tracking rural homeless youth, the population is often severely underreported.

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The Oklahoma Department of Human Services' counts of child maltreatment present a conundrum: How could cases of abuse plummet over six years while cases of neglect soar?

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Since 2012, the number of child care facilities has dropped by nearly one-quarter, putting parents in a pinch as they try to find places to take their kids. Industry representatives blame excessive regulation and subsidy income limits that exclude many parents who still struggle with the expense.

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Forty years after Congress passed landmark legislation to prevent employers from discriminating on the basis of pregnancy or childbirth, complaints in Oklahoma of such treatment continue.

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