Oklahoma tax revenue up $1.4 billion in FY '19. Oklahoma ranked fifth-best state in US to start a business. Oklahoma's quake numbers decline, but likelihood of a damaging earthquake remains high. Oklahoma, city leaders request levee study be expedited.
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Stitt outlaws state agency lobbyist hiring with executive order. Pardon and Parole Board appoints new executive director. District Attorneys use twin groups to push criminal justice policies. Cigarette sales down 25% in Oklahoma, tax revenue up.
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By:
Gene Perry
July 5, 2019 // Updated: July 5, 2019
Recent state tax increases help Oklahoma's bottom line more than expected. Feds may claw back millions from Oklahoma’s opioid settlement. Construction jobs in Oklahoma reach a record high.
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New online tool tracks Oklahoma's prison population. Oklahoma rests case in opioid trial against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson. To add hundreds of faculty, Epic Charter Schools obtained personal information of thousands of Oklahoma public school teachers. Early childhood advocates discuss hurdles to health care, education access.
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Meet the members of the Oklahoma County Jail Trust. Oklahoma's medical marijuana enrollment among top in U.S. Risk of opioids addiction questioned by J&J witness. State improves rankings on structurally deficient bridges.
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Annual 'point in time' homeless count: Having a job doesn't guarantee having a place to live in Tulsa. More electronic monitoring means less need for halfway house beds, Department of Corrections says. Dozens of new laws along with $1,500 pay hike for state employees go into effect on July 1. Oklahoma lawmakers request interim studies.
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Oklahoma's teacher shortage: 3038 emergency certifications approved, up 54% in 2018-19. Oklahoma dams near expiration dates as scientists predict more extreme weather. Banker named to Wildlife Conservation Commission. Muscogee (Creek) Nation: ‘Dust will settle’ after Supreme Court pass on treaty case.
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By:
Gene Perry
June 27, 2019 // Updated: June 27, 2019
Tuition rates likely to increase. Former Epic teachers describe pressure to manipulate enrollment. In Oklahoma, private companies run pretrial services, driving people into debt. Oklahoma's Fort Sill has a history of jailing minority groups. Migrant children could be next.
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Oklahoma Health Care Authority approves $6 billion budget. Oklahoma among top 3 medical marijuana states by patients one year after SQ 788 vote. Denying dispensaries: Not all property owners interested in this booming business. Ed secretary backs funds for inmate education during Oklahoma visit.
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Oklahoma in bottom 10 of annual 'Kids Count' report. State's proposed 30-year plan to abate opioid crisis calls for hiring 1734 state employees. Pharmaceutical company agrees to not promote opioids in Oklahoma until 2027. Money from opioids settlement to fund part of recovery plan.
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