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Dave Hamby
May 16, 2020 // Updated: May 16, 2020
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Gov. Stitt says state ready for Phase 2 reopening on Friday; First-time jobless claims filed in Oklahoma down 65% from record-setting high; COVID-19: Six more deaths reported as cases rise by 110 in Oklahoma;
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In historic rebuke, Republican-controlled Oklahoma Legislature overrides Gov. Stitt's vetoes of general appropriations bill, funding measures; Senate passes 2 measures for Gov. Kevin Stitt's Medicaid expansion; State to begin next reopening phase despite testing issues.
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Oklahoma budget bill remains unsigned as Gov. Kevin Stitt expresses concerns about agency increases; $416.2 million less than projected: Record shortfall hits Oklahoma general revenue in April; Bipartisan group to work with Gov. Stitt on spending CARES Act funds;
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Stitt says he plans to veto key piece of state budget plan; Legislature setting agency spending limits, mandates; Gov. Kevin Stitt: State on track for Phase II of reopening.
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"We are petrified": Service agencies prepare for flood of evictions; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt spars with state AG, lawmakers, tribes during second year; Confirmed virus cases in Oklahoma surpass 4,500, 272 deaths;
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Dave Hamby
May 10, 2020 // Updated: May 10, 2020
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s political honeymoon appears over; Unemployment climbing to record highs, Oklahomans grow frustrated with unemployment system.
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Dave Hamby
May 9, 2020 // Updated: May 9, 2020
New voting law likened to poll tax by critics; Oklahoma Legislature's budget bill was crafted with possible veto override in mind; Oklahoma starts to reopen, as battle against the coronavirus in nursing homes mounts.
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Gov. Stitt signs fast-moving bill to restore notary requirement on Oklahoma absentee ballots; Oklahoma House approves budget bills, awaits action from Stitt; Infected jail inmate dies.
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House votes to impose new restrictions on absentee voting; Gov. Kevin Stitt says he's still reviewing state budget proposal;
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