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In The Know: Bill on crime classification system | Competitive bidding waived for Canoo | Lawsuit over birth certificate designations | More

Oklahoma bill proposes crime classification system; Oklahoma officials waived competitive bidding to give EV startup Canoo a potentially lucrative statewide contract; Transgender Oklahomans sue Gov. Kevin Stitt over order blocking birth certificate changes; [More...]

In The Know: Marking 2 years of pandemic | Addressing disability waiting list | A look at education bills

'We're in this together': Oklahoma City hospital staff marks two years of COVID pandemic; Stitt proposes $20M to clear disability waiting list. Provider rates still a challenge; What to know about a proposed Oklahoma tax write-off for donating cash to teachers; [More...]

In The Know: School voucher bill move forward | Oklahoma’s Clean Slate law | Six abortion bills advance at state Legislature | More

An Oklahoma bill to implement school vouchers is moving forward. Here’s what we know; Bill to automate Oklahoma's expungement process goes to the Senate; At 2-year mark, Oklahomans reflect on how COVID-19 changed lives and future with the virus; [More...]

In The Know: Bill in Congress includes millions to address McGirt | Tax credit for parents who pay their children’s teacher extra | Improving state EITC | More

Massive spending bill includes more than $62 million to help tribes address McGirt ruling; State House bill would give parents tax credits for personally paying their children's teachers extra; IRS investigating Epic Charter Schools finances; [More...]

In The Know: OU’s ‘historic’ change to address nursing shortage | Criminal justice bills and key deadline | Economic supports for Oklahoma families

Nursing shortage spurs OU to make 'historic' change to accept all qualified applicants; Where criminal justice legislation stands following key deadline; Oklahoma families need economic support following the ending of the expanded Child Tax Credit; [More...]

In The Know: Improving the expungement process | Death penalty cases and execution lawsuit | Challenge to special election | More

The expungement process in Oklahoma is expensive and time-consuming. The legislature could change that; Executions in Oklahoma remain on hold until judge rules on constitutionality of method; Lawsuit seeks to postpone Oklahoma’s special election for U.S. Senate; [More...]

In The Know: Long-term impact of cutting state grocery tax | McCall’s 5 tax ‘discussion pieces’ | Court costs for justice-involved children | More

Despite bipartisan support, some worry about the long-term impact of cutting taxes on groceries; Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall unveils 5 tax relief bills as 'discussion pieces'; Oklahoma health officials eye shift toward 'endemic' COVID response. What does that mean?; Column: Lower courts costs for justice-involved children; [More...]

In The Know: Tax cut legislation advances in Oklahoma | Bill targeting transgender girls | New research team member | More

Tax legislation advances at Oklahoma Capitol; Oklahoma House committee unanimously passes grocery tax bill; Oklahoma House passes bill targeting transgender girls; [More...]

In The Know: Bill to remove grocery sales tax advances | Bill making it easier to evict advances | Court fees criminalize poverty, new study from Oklahoma finds

A bill making it easier for Oklahoma landlords to evict renters is moving forward. What we know; Bill to remove state sales tax on groceries advances through second committee; Court fees can criminalize poverty, major study finds; [More...]

In The Know: Thousands still waiting for rental assistance | DHS data breach | Gov. Stitt urges Pres. Biden to rely on local oil and gas

Why 25,000-plus Oklahomans are still waiting for rental assistance; Data breach at DHS may have compromised thousands of peoples' information; Stitt pens letter to Biden, urging U.S. energy independence, halt imports of Russian oil, gas; Oklahoma Congressional Delegation reacts to President Biden’s State of the Union Address; [More...]

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