Legislature adopts new rules for Capitol; Oklahoma joins growing list of states that are closing public schools; Tulsa World editorial: With recessionary pressures bearing down on the state, the Oklahoma Legislature wants to make hard times harder
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Governor Stitt, Mayor Holt give emergency declarations; Bipartisan House Caucus to talk COVID-19, session plans; Department of Education ‘removing barriers’ that would prevent schools from closing
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Senate passes bill targeting parts of SQ 780, increasing penalties for drug possession near schools; Oklahoma House passes bills on managed care; House OKs merger of Department of Mental Health with Health Care Authority; Mental Health Association protests;
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House passes cost-of-living adjustment for state retirees; proposed bill would make it harder to get state questions on ballot; education bill would specify how marijuana tax money can help schools while critics say it violates intent of SQ788
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‘Double whammy’: Global oil market creates jitters in Oklahoma; Tribal gaming fees can't be put in escrow, countering Gov. Stitt's proposal, attorney general says; Red state Oklahoma closer to Medicaid expansion;
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Oklahoma health officials begin Medicaid expansion process; Most DOC facilities resume normal operations, 6 remain in lockdown; State takes Epic’s management firm to court for refusing to provide records;
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Oklahoma will submit Medicaid expansion request Friday, Gov. Kevin Stitt says; First prosecutions of uninsured drivers caught on camera could happen this year; Inhofe, Lankford oppose $1 million cut to rural schools;
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Dave Hamby
March 5, 2020 // Updated: March 5, 2020
Supporters of Medicaid expansion pressure Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to set election date on SQ 802; lawmakers seek mental health parity in insurance coverage; legislators seek changes to citizens' petition process
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