Oklahoma COVID-19 hospitalizations outstrip delta variant wave's peak from summer; After Stitt executive order, over 100 Oklahoma state employees volunteer to substitute teach; Newly released records shed light on issues in the state’s public health laboratory;
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announces program allowing Oklahoma state employees to substitute teach amid a rampant Omicron surge; Omicron wave hurting hospital care: Rural Oklahoma patient with kidney failure because of COVID dies while awaiting transfer; City legislators Kirt, Munson file proposals they say will increase transparency for disabled Oklahomans on DDS waiting list;
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Adam Luck resigns from Pardon and Parole Board, Stitt appoints Edward Konieczny; 'Fierce urgency of now': Tulsa MLK Jr. Parade entries draw on themes of hope and action; 'You shouldn’t take anything for granted': Family loses three to COVID in nine months;
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Oklahoma tallies a record 10,502 new COVID-19 cases in one day; Supreme Court rejects vaccine mandate for businesses; Oklahoma set to get $266.9 million from infrastructure bill to repair and replace bridges;
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'We've run out of shades of red': COVID-19 spread worse than ever in Tulsa County; Unvaccinated were over 3 times more likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID, Oklahoma study shows; Oklahoma schools see worst round of COVID-19 closures since 2020;
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'Just assume that they're infected': Hospital leaders' worries grow as about 1 in 21 Oklahomans have COVID-19; Stitt's education secretary comes down on schools halting in-person instruction amid soaring COVID absences; State general revenue nearly 20% above projections half-way through fiscal year;
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Record-high COVID-19 cases hit Oklahoma as omicron variant surges in state; Supreme Court lets ruling stand on 'McGirt v. Oklahoma' retroactivity; no decision yet on reconsideration; Dozens of Oklahoma schools pivot to distance learning as thousands of students, teachers catch the coronavirus;
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By:
Kristin Wells
December 21, 2021 // Updated: December 21, 2021
As 2021 comes to an end, our OK Policy staff looked back at the largest issues from the past year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to loom large in the lives of all Oklahomans, with outsized impacts for low-income Oklahomans and our communities of color.
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By:
Kristin Wells
November 29, 2021 // Updated: November 29, 2021
The Oklahoma Policy Institute is expanding its community outreach efforts across the state with three new staff members, and boosting its communications and operations teams through the hiring of a new fellow.
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