Oklahoma health officials begin Medicaid expansion process; Most DOC facilities resume normal operations, 6 remain in lockdown; State takes Epic’s management firm to court for refusing to provide records;
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Oklahoma will submit Medicaid expansion request Friday, Gov. Kevin Stitt says; First prosecutions of uninsured drivers caught on camera could happen this year; Inhofe, Lankford oppose $1 million cut to rural schools;
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Dave Hamby
March 5, 2020 // Updated: March 5, 2020
Supporters of Medicaid expansion pressure Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to set election date on SQ 802; lawmakers seek mental health parity in insurance coverage; legislators seek changes to citizens' petition process
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Oklahoma is still last on per-student spending, but the education investment gap is narrowing; Hofmeister asks Congress to restore $1M to rural schools; House passes bill to abolish virtual charter school board;
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Fee for Governor's Medicaid plan unveiled amid managed care debate; Bill that would allow Oklahoma voters to raise cap in savings account heads to Senate floor; Committee deadline tomorrow: Turnpike speed limit, gun restrictions among bills considered in Oklahoma
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Funding for Governor's Medicaid proposal funding statements refuted; Mike Brose: Governor's Medicaid plan includes hospital fees that hurt mental health; Bill could lead to harsher sentences for crimes Oklahoma voters reduced to misdemeanors
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Oklahoma Senate committee keeps alive several bills to address health care costs; Oklahoma eyes telehealth to help police during mental health crises; Bill passes committee requiring inmates to be issued valid state IDs upon release;
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