Lawmakers to weigh COLA proposals for retired public employees; Still no date set for Medicaid expansion ballot initiative; For those struggling with addiction or mental health, Oklahoma jails can be deadly;
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Oklahoma Supreme Court nixes redistricting proposal; DOC withdraws demand for $1 billion for prison improvements; Five things to know about the Oklahoma Legislature;
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Legislative session begins Monday. Can Stitt keep up the momentum of his first year; Issues to watch when the legislative session begins Monday; A basic breakdown of the issues our legislators will begin debating Monday;
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Stitt to participate in Medicaid announcement in Washington, D.C.; Terri White resigning as commissioner of mental health; Oklahoma's prison population dips to level not seen since 2009 but remains overflowing;
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Dave Hamby
January 28, 2020 // Updated: January 28, 2020
Highlights among the 2,243 bills and resolutions Oklahoma lawmakers filed for the 2020 session, which begins Feb. 3; The state's primary motivation for Vegas-style gambling at Oklahoma's Indian casinos was to save Oklahoma's then-struggling horse racing industry.
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Dave Hamby
January 27, 2020 // Updated: January 27, 2020
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to consolidate the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Combining the two state agencies makes sense because they both focus on improving transportation in Oklahoma. The daylong event brought together more than 100 law enforcement officers, public defenders, prosecutors, judges, nonprofit workers, students, law school faculty and others involved in the criminal justice arena.
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