Capitol Watch: With Less Than a Month Left, Legislature’s Budget Plan Remains Elusive; Oklahoma's Legislature has a history of passing unconstitutional laws; Op-ed: Follow through on SQ 781 by funding treatment and rehabilitation services;
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Stitt Administration’s Partially Privatized Medicaid Plan Finds Unexpected Opponent: OK House GOP; Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory; THD's Bruce Dart describes two key COVID-19 metric thresholds that would raise concerns if crossed as mask mandate sunsets;
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Measure that changes criteria for medical parole approved by Oklahoma governor; Broadband, education funding at the top of Oklahoma House's to-do list; Tulsa mask mandate for restaurant, bar employees will end along with citywide ordinance Friday;
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Oklahoma names 3 new Health Department hires, including state epidemiologist; Stitt signs bill requiring fiscal impact statements on initiative petitions; ‘There will be consequences’ for Sen. Nathan Dahm;
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Oklahoma gains nearly 200K residents over last decade; Oklahoma governor battles with members of own party over Medicaid privatization plan; Oklahoma saw about a 40% decline in daily vaccinations, health officials say;
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Dueling Medicaid proposals face showdown in Oklahoma Senate; Bill that rolls back vital criminal justice reforms of State Question 780 passes in Oklahoma House; Data: Oklahoma has 5th-fewest new COVID-19 cases per capita; How the McGirt ruling is affecting legal matters in Oklahoma
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Historically Black neighborhood in Oklahoma City finds no relief from decades of explosions; COVID-19: Tulsa County continues to see slight increase in weekly case count; State Senate leader calls out caustic rhetoric; plays profanity-ridden voicemail;
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House, Senate unveil proposed legislative redistricting maps; Oklahoma school funding boost earns unanimous House support; Oklahoma House challenges Gov. Kevin Stitt by approving rival Medicaid plan; Oklahoma governor signs bill to crack down on protesters
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House Sends Senate Bill To Stop Stitt's Plan For Medicaid Managed Care; Intraparty rift between Oklahoma legislative leaders intensifies; Federally supported mass vaccination center opens at TCC's NE campus to address access inequities;
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Lawmakers propose changing parts of SQ 780, cracking down on serial larcenists; Stitt Wants To Get Corporate Tax Elimination 'Across The Finish Line,' Senate Leader Still Opposed; Oklahoma House passes legislation to ban transgender women, girls from female sports;
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