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In The Know: Mask requirement brings physical threats; some businesses begin reopening; lawmakers, Gov. remain at odds on budget

'Education will receive a cut,’ but Legislature wants input on Stitt’s federal money; some Oklahoma businesses re-open; Stillwater drops mask requirement after businesses threatened. [More...]

In The Know: State expands testing, contact tracing; officials defend virus-related spending; testing remains below benchmarks; and more

State officials expand testing, tracing and defend COVID-19 spending; Coronavirus tests surge, but still fall short of recommendations; COVID-19 has affected almost 275,000 Oklahoma jobs, but governor says unemployment funds are 'limited' and pushes return to work. [More...]

In The Know: Supreme Court hears absentee ballot case; state encourages reporting workers who refuse to return to jobs; and more

Oklahoma Supreme Court referee hears arguments in absentee ballot dispute; State encourages businesses to report workers who refuse to return to jobs; Oklahoma has 3,473 known coronavirus cases and at least 214 deaths; [More...]

In The Know: AG requests audit of virus-related spending; reopening plans moving forward; new virus testing to be rolled out; and more

Attorney General Requests Investigative Audit of COVID-19 Spending; Stitt: Oklahoma still on track to begin phased reopening Friday; Oklahoma among first to move to saliva tests; Gov. Stitt urges testing of asymptomatic people; [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers planning Monday return to capitol; prisons report handful of virus cases; and more

Lawmakers expected to return to Capitol on Monday; Oklahoma prison agency reports a handful of Covid-19 infections as other state prisons see a surge; COVID-19: 2 more Oklahomans die from COVID-19, 27 more cases confirmed. [More...]

In The Know: Gov. defends reopening plan; looking at virus’ impact on Medicaid expansion efforts, and more

Oklahoma governor defends plan to reopen businesses; Tulsa preps to restart after Stitt declaration, but city's top health official concerned premature openings could create surge amid inadequate testing; [More...]

In The Know, Sunday: Gov. asks for virus to be declared ‘Act of God’; reopening plans get mixed reactions; and more

Gov. Stitt asks for virus to be declared 'Act of God'; Tulsa's top health official concerned premature openings could create surge; COVID-19 fallout should renew debate over municipal funding. [More...]

In The Know, Weekend: OKC, Tulsa to let ‘shelter-in-place’ plans expire; nursing homes struggle to find protective equipment; and more

OKC, Tulsa to fall in line with state's reopening plan; Reaction from health officials, others; Jails at risk during outbreak; Nursing homes struggle to find protective equipment. [More...]

In The Know: Many cities following state reopening plan, but concerns voiced; new unemployment figures released; and more

COVID-19: 'We're still going to get it. … But we do need to slowly and measurably be opening,' Gov. Stitt says; First-time jobless claims in Oklahoma dip by 26%; total unemployment filings at 40,297; This Oklahoma hospital has only 8 nurses left. They double as the janitors; [More...]

In The Know: Gov. releases plan to re-open Oklahoma businesses; medical officials, others say it’s too soon; and more

Gov. Stitt details plan to re-open Oklahoma businesses; White House: Oklahoma among worst states for virus testing capacity; Oklahoma doctors, mayors react to Stitt reopening plan. [More...]

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