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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‘Take a sense of ownership’: Town hall talks COVID-19 vaccine, Black community; Applications Open June 1 For Coverage Under Oklahoma's Medicaid Expansion; Virus-related unemployment claims rise in Oklahoma;
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With its mask mandate expiring this month, Tulsa is inching toward normalcy. But we're not there yet, officials say; Epic Charter Schools slapped with new $10.5 million penalty by state Education Department: Oklahoma City civic group seeks answers about $4.5 billion in storm-related fuel costs.
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Enrollment for Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion begins June 1; Epic to make some finances public; Oklahoma prisons ahead in vaccinations but advocates say earlier access could have saved lives; "A Day without Taxes"; State EITC supports working families
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Oklahoma health officials pause distribution of J&J vaccine; Oklahoma Health Department sues over COVID pandemic purchase; Medicaid Expansion causing confusion in Oklahoma;
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How Oklahoma’s securitization plan intends to limit storm-related utility bills; Tribal mobile health units take COVID-19 vaccinations to underserved rural areas; U.S. COVID cases march higher, hospitalizations up for second week in a row;
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 9, 2021 // Updated: April 9, 2021
Oklahoma Senate has 'no appetite' for corporate tax cuts, Sen. Greg Treat says; Empty appointments at mass vaccination sites mark a new priority: Hesitant and hard-to-reach Oklahomans; House committee revives legislation banning transgender athletes; Bill targeting teachers' association dues advances in Oklahoma House of Representatives
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