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Oklahoma should not deny transgender people medically necessary care (Capitol Update)

Senate Bill 904, a carryover bill from 2025 that started as amendments to an incentive reimbursement program for long-term care facilities, was plucked from obscurity recently, gutted, and turned into a bill denying Medicaid (SoonerCare) coverage “for any gender transition procedures, regardless of whether the procedures are provided to a minor or an adult.” The

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Weekly Wonk: Oklahoma has improved its framework, but are Native women actually safer? | Hard work alone won’t fix broken systems | Lawmakers fund rural prosecutor recruitment, leave defense behind

What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. This Week from OK Policy

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Legislative Updates: Immigration (May 8, 2026)

Welcome to this week’s immigration-focused newsletter, where we recap the latest developments on this legislative session’s slate of immigration related bills. Lawmakers are planning to end the 2026 legislative session, also known as sine die, on May 14, which is two weeks earlier than usual. After session ends, the newsletter will be published as-needed when

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