In The Know: State of State address calls for tax cuts, flat budgets, more charter schools | Tribal leaders concerned with speech’s rhetoric | Legislative Black Caucus to combat attacks on diversity | Federal border bill

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In The Know: AG withdraws opinion supporting religious charter schools | Supt. revises academic standards to remove ‘woke’ language | OG&E profits up 18%

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In The Know: Bill would give tourism committee more authority | AG opinion on religious charter schools | Capitol Update

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In The Know: AG announces resignation | Epic Charter Schools severs ties with co-founders | FY 2022 budget highlights

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation; Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice; From Black Wall Street to George Floyd, the echoes of trauma shape Black Americans' reality;

In The Know: Grand jury releases interim report on Epic Charter Schools | Rural Oklahomans can carry larger fines, fees burden | More

COVID-19 On The Rise Among Kids In Oklahoma But Vaccine Could Be Available Soon; ‘Concerning trends’: Grand jury releases interim report on Epic Charter Schools; Local Health Care Worker Voices Concerns Over Privatized Managed Care Medicaid Expansion In Oklahoma;

In The Know: State’s contract tracing yielded few results | Ed. board approves local tax dollars for charter schools | More

Contact tracing investment yielded no COVID-19 insights, report finds; Oklahoma charter schools granted local tax revenue in 'seismic' settlement; Oklahoma hospitals receive ‘exorbitant’ gas bills after winter storm;

In The Know: Supporting Oklahomans with federal relief funds | SQ 805 set for Nov. 3 election | EPIC Charter Schools fined

Policy Matters: Federal relief funds help Oklahomans in need; SQ 805 set for Nov. 3 election; Oklahoma County judge imposes $500,000 fine on Epic Charter Schools' nonprofit; More Oklahoma County jail inmates test positive.

In The Know: Oklahoma school report cards released, bill would increase accountability for state’s charter schools, and more

Report cards released for every Oklahoma public school; Sharp files bills to increase accountability of state’s charter schools; Osburn Interim Study examines state’s merit system reform;

In The Know: OK Policy endorsing SQ 802, Epic Charter Schools promoting itself with multimillion-dollar advertising campaign, Petition effort to nullify gun law appears to come up short

Don’t Believe the Hype: Recent justice reforms are working; Medicaid expansion could help address Oklahoma’s surging meth crisis; Latest vaccination rates rise, but exemption rates also increase; Tribes to Gov. Stitt: Acknowledge automatic renewal of gaming compacts before trying to renegotiate;