Lawmakers move ahead on Gov. Stitt's wish to build Rainy Day Fund; 1 in 4 rural hospitals is vulnerable to closure, a new report finds;
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Oklahoma Senate bill would require mental health parity in health insurance; Senate passes school suicide awareness training;
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Exclusive: Stitt’s plan would implement full Medicaid expansion as early as July; Oklahoma lawmakers exchange Valentine's Day compliments but disagree about Medicaid expansion; Rep. Andy Fugate: StittCare riskier than proven Medicaid expansion option;
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Steve Buck resigning from Office of Juvenile Affairs; Lethal announcement: Oklahoma to resume executions this year; More Oklahoma inmates released under recent law;
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State's developmental disabilities services waiting list a budget priority for Stitt; $13 million in limbo while Stitt, tribes battle; New Oklahoma logo, brand unveiled;
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A Medicaid expansion showdown 10 years in the making; State education department fines Epic $530,000; State Senate panel passes bill to help out-of-state teachers get started in Oklahoma;
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Oklahoma ill-prepared to help incarcerated people needing education, according to national report; Pardon and Parole Board discusses proposal to consolidate agency with Department of Corrections; Judge orders mediation in compact dispute between Gov. Stitt and Oklahoma's gaming tribes;
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Governor signs commutations for 147 more drug offenders eligible under HB 1269; Stitt administration hires consultants to reimagine state government structure; Legislators, Stitt seek civil service changes for state employees;
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U.S. House condemns Medicaid option embraced by Stitt; State Medicaid plan would start in 2022; Anti-gerrymandering group refiles redistricting petition;
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