By:
Dave Hamby
July 9, 2020 // Updated: July 9, 2020
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'Connect the dots': Tulsa County COVID-19 cases soaring weeks after Trump rally, related large-scale events; Hofmeister says Trump threats to penalize states if schools choose not to open 'aren't helpful'; Panel: Trauma, systemic racism cause lower health outcomes for Black community; Children – the best investment we can make.
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New records reached for daily case increases in Oklahoma, Tulsa County; OESC: Remaining OKC claims events already at capacity; Oklahoma leaders support Pardon & Parole Board members Doyle and Luck, community calls for McCall resignation;
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Hospitalizations, active cases of COVID-19 continue surge; Federal committee looks into COVID-19 billing at two hospitals in state; Oklahoma businesses and organizations receive billions in federal coronavirus aid, new federal data shows;
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As cases climb, Oklahoma mayors reinstate local restrictions to curb coronavirus spread; New unemployment claims fall to lowest level in months; With Medicaid expansion approved, what happens next?; Capitol Update: An early look at requested interim studies in the House.
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With workers facing long lines and waits, state employment agency seeks to increase in-person unemployment claims processing; Over half of Oklahoma's COVID-19 cases confirmed in June, according to OSDH data; Oklahoma lawmakers have a year to figure out how to pay for Medicaid expansion;
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Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion, join majority of states; officials tout state’s ‘manageable’ hospitalization levels as virus cases surge; Gov. encourages Oklahomans to wear masks to reduce COVID-19 spread but will not mandate face coverings;
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Oklahoma’s primary is today: Get out and vote (safely); Oklahoma voters to decide whether to expand Medicaid; Tulsa area remains virus hot spot; surge in cases at poultry plant in southeast; Key Stitt cabinet members stepping down.
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Oklahoma State Medical Association asks Gov. Stitt to 'enhance' COVID-19 policy, encourage masks; Voters in deep-red Oklahoma weigh Medicaid expansion as virus cases climb; Segregated at birth: Oklahoma was raised on racism;
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State Medicaid audit waves some warning flags but documents little abuse; Stitt says closing businesses again ‘not a part of the discussion’ as coronavirus cases rise; COVID-19: Three more deaths reported with 438 new cases in Oklahoma;
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Oklahoma at ‘critical point’ local leaders say as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations climb; 'Very frustrating': Oklahomans tired of waiting for unemployment money; Early in-person voting to occur Thursday through Saturday; New analyses from OK Policy and Families USA quantify benefits of Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma.
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