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In The Know: Health officials worried about hospital capacity, staffing | State finalizing vaccine plan | Voter registration deadline Friday

Record numbers of COVID-19 patients hospitalized two weeks after Oklahoma declined to renew overflow contracts; Oklahoma health officials finalizing state's COVID vaccine plan; [More...]

In The Know: Activity around state questions heats up | Officials warn of pending eviction crisis | An early look at FY 2022 budget

Campaigns for, against State Question 805 intensify; Health care groups form coalition to oppose SQ 814; Experts warn evictions may skyrocket in Oklahoma; An early look at the FY 2022 budget (Capitol Update) [More...]

In The Know: Auditor: Charter school system ripe for abuse | State virus deaths pass 1,000 | McGirt decision to have financial impact

In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Audit shows Epic owes state $8.9 million | Eviction reforms needed | Oklahoma voter registrations increasing

'Epic owes Oklahoma $8.9 million': Improper transfers, chronic misreporting found by state auditor's investigation; Tenants and landlords agree that Oklahoma needs eviction reforms; COVID hospitalizations trending the wrong way in Oklahoma; [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma remains Top 5 for virus rates | AG Barr meets with Cherokee Nation | Facts sheets for SQ 805 & 814

Still in top 5: Oklahoma's new weekly cases, positivity rate double national average; Task force: Oklahoma among worst in nation in coronavirus; Weekly White House Coronavirus Report: Oklahoma Worsening, Tulsa Improving; [More...]

In The Know: New program addresses food security for children | A closer look at Oklahoma’s fuel tax | Uninsured rate climbing even before pandemic

In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more [More...]

In The Know: Evictions continue as growing issue | Tulsa Health Department identifies high risk areas | Stillwater Medical activates surge plan

Rent assistance is keeping eviction numbers low — that may change in 2021; Tulsa Health Department publishes its first COVID-19 hazard map; 12 ZIP codes at high risk; Stillwater Medical activates surge plan to deal with spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations; [More...]

In The Know: Parole board decreases commutation reviews | Prisons continue to be virus hotspot | Interim studies review police reforms

Parole board decreases commutation reviews, potentially creating a backlog; Interim studies review police reform; Oklahoma’s hotspots continue to be in prisons; Tackling unanswered COVID-19 questions. [More...]

In The Know: State weekly virus case count double national rate | Education budget request sent to Legislature | More

Oklahoma's new weekly case count doubles national rate, White House report shows; First COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Oklahoma to be reserved for health care workers, most at risk, state officials say; Board passes $3.2 billion education budget request to legislature; [More...]

In The Know: DOC reports additional death as state virus total tops 80,000 | Our moral responsibility for Oklahoma prisons | More

DOC: COVID-19-positive inmate dies in outbreak at Fort Supply prison; White House report: Oklahoma's new coronavirus cases, test positivity remain high; Census deadline approaching Sept. 30; [More...]

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