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In The Know: Virus numbers declining, ‘but it’s not over’ | Fixing Oklahoma’s fines & fees problem | Racist comments draw national attention

COVID-19 hit rural Oklahoma communities harder, highlighting long standing disparities; Gov. Stitt to Enid leaders: Oklahoma is nearing ‘the end of COVID’; Oklahoma House passes McCall's tax measures; [More...]

In The Know: Proposed revenue cuts are ‘irresponsible, shortsighted, dangerous’ | Reducing license suspensions for fines, fees | More

House passes bills to reduce personal, corporate income taxes; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt to lift coronavirus restrictions, despite CDC warnings; Oklahoma Department of Corrections begin inmate vaccinations; [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers divided over managed care | Bill proposes changes to state audit process | Addressing gender inequity

State lawmakers divided over Medicaid expansion program; Epic co-founder's audit recommendations make it into legislation; Stavian Rodriguez shooting: 5 OKCPD officers charged with manslaughter; [More...]

In The Know: Proposed legislation would worsen eviction crisis | Bill that would roll back justice reforms clears Senate | More

Eviction bill called ‘awful’ and ‘predatory’ considered in House; Bill that rolls back State Question 780 clears the Oklahoma Senate, laying out strong opposition to reform impetus; ‘Mental wellbeing’: State pens guidelines for restarting nursing home visits; [More...]

In The Know: More groups now eligible for vaccine | Paid family leave helps modernize our economy | More

Oklahoma to open up COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers, colleges and daycares; More groups attempt to weigh in on Oklahoma's partially privatized Medicaid plan; After racial justice protests, Oklahoma lawmakers push pro-police, anti-protest bills; [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma opens next groups for vaccine | Power grid issues could have been far worse | More

As caccine supplies increase, Oklahoma opens next groups for COVID-19 shots; WHO recommends against hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19, Oklahoma is stuck with piles of it; Tougher petition drive laws would constrict key citizen right; [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma should invest in programs that help children | The need to remain vigilant as virus numbers decline | More

Watch Now: What is the impact of Oklahoma's COVID-19 deaths reporting change?; Air quality advisory issued for Northeast Oklahoma; Oklahoma introduces bill to roll back criminal justice reforms; [More...]

In The Know: Legislators can protect health care in Oklahoma | Everything is bigger in Texas, including tax burdens | More

Legislators must protect Oklahomans’ health care; Everything is bigger in Texas, including tax burdens; A bill to roll back aspects of Oklahoma criminal justice reform advances; Oklahoma virus deaths increased to conform with CDC count. [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers eye petition process change | Caution urged even with declining virus rate | Corporation Commission OKs deferred gas costs

House Republicans push to alter petition process after passage of SQ 802; Health official: Model predicts herd immunity likely with mask ordinance extension in Oklahoma City; Corporation Commission OK’s mechanism to defer some natural gas utility costs; [More...]

In The Know: Racial disparities in vaccine distribution | Social insurance programs can encourage work, support families | More

A fair shot: Oklahoma County gets demographic data on vaccines; There's a 2,492-death discrepancy between the state's and the CDC's counts of COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma. Here's why; OKC officials object to measure weakening local health department; [More...]

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