How Oklahoma Evictions Might Spike After July; The Long, Winding Road to Medicaid Expansion in Oklahoma; Oklahoma sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as faster-spreading delta variant alarms officials;
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Oklahoma Sees Early Summer Spike In Coronavirus Cases; Local officials pleased with federal eviction moratorium extension; Oklahoma remains in bottom 10 for child well-being;
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Why Oklahoma's financial incentives to lure Canoo are secret, for now; The pandemic hasn’t stopped one of Oklahoma’s most prolific evictors from suing tenants; Search for new Oklahoma attorney general ongoing, but 'time is of the essence,' Stitt says; Policy Matters: Investments needed to improve Oklahoma child well-being
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Oklahoma ranks in bottom 10 in annual child well-being report; state lags in health and education support; Education Watch: A Plan to Invest in Education with COVID Relief Funds; Equalization Board Certifies General Revenue Drop But Larger Total Budget After 2021 Law Changes;
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Oklahoma Stays Among 10 Worst States In Child Well-Being;
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“It’s all about meeting people where they are:” Oklahoma legalizes clean needle exchange programming; State Prison in Northwest Oklahoma Will Close By Year’s End; Joint legislative committee to allocate federal COVID aid;
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State general revenue could splash over into Rainy Day Fund; Stitt mulling attorney general appointment; Oklahoma awarded $53 million in CDC funding to address COVID-19-related health disparities;
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Study: Oklahoma Prosecutors Are Strong Lobbyists; Plan For Child Care And Development Fund Released; State employment agency freezes some payment cards over fraud concerns;
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Health officials are hopeful Medicaid expansion and new safe syringe program will curtail Oklahoma’s Hepatitis C deaths; Cherokee Nation Pre-Enrolling Citizens Into Medicaid; With an evictions moratorium ending soon, Oklahoma officials look at possible reforms;
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