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In The Know: Lawmakers send COLA, Medicaid bills to Gov.; COVID-19 vaccine could meet resistance in state; and more

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In The Know: Evictions pose serious issue as courts reopen; next reopening phase begins today; and more

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; [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers deliver historic override of Gov.’s budget vetoes; state moving forward with reopening despite testing issues; and more

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. [More...]

In The Know: Budget bills remain unsigned; record shortfall in April; bipartisan group works on CARES Act funds; & more

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; [More...]

In The Know: Gov. pledges budget vetos; Legislature sets agency spending limits; state moving forward with Phase 2 opening; and more

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. [More...]

In The Know: Examining pandemic’s impact on Oklahoma unemployment; eviction cases backing up in courts; and more

"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; [More...]

In The Know: Gov.’s honeymoon appears over; frustration growing with state unemployment system; and more

Gov. Kevin Stitt’s political honeymoon appears over; Unemployment climbing to record highs, Oklahomans grow frustrated with unemployment system. [More...]

In The Know: Critics say new voting law is essentially a poll tax; proposed budget built as veto proof; and more

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. [More...]

In The Know: Bill signed restoring notary requirement on absentee ballots; budget bills now with Gov.; and more

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. [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers add new restrictions on absentee voting; state budget still under review; and more Oklahoma news

House votes to impose new restrictions on absentee voting; Gov. Kevin Stitt says he's still reviewing state budget proposal; [More...]

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