Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation; Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice; From Black Wall Street to George Floyd, the echoes of trauma shape Black Americans' reality;
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After passage of SB 229, state board rescinds charter school funding resolution; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs key bills for $9B budget; Lack of transparency in budget process invites distrust;
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Three years ago lawmakers raised taxes. Now, tax cuts are coming; Oklahoma’s Legislature Fast-Tracks Multi-Billion Budget Bill, Again; Details are scarce on how Oklahoma’s plan to privatize Medicaid will affect mental health services;
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Oklahoma Legislature sends FY '22 state budget bills to governor; Corporate, Personal Income Tax Cuts Sent To Governor; State legislators decry secretive budget process;
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Oklahoma lawmakers seek to put ‘guardrails’ on privatized Medicaid expansion; State Starts Tracking COVID-19 Variants; Tulsa Race Massacre survivors ask Congress for justice
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Adding 5-year residency rule on Oklahoma disability aid is unconstitutional, critics say; Legislative effort to block Medicaid privatization ends; Oklahoma House Advances Major Components Of FY22 Budget Plan;
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Big budget bills advance in ‘quite a rush’; Bill addressing disability services waiting list gets personal; Oklahoma governor announces end to extra unemployment money;
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Wherefore art thou budget bills; Senate Panel Passes Bill For Waiting Period On Services For Some With Intellectual Disabilities; Oklahoma identifies cluster of 17 cases of COVID-19 variant first detected in India;
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Corporate, personal income tax cuts included in $8.3 billion state budget; Oklahoma House leaders intend to fund privatized Medicaid if the Senate doesn’t approve a bill to halt the plan; State: K-12 Schools Likely Prohibited From Requiring Students Be Vaccinated Against COVID;
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