Officials say beds still available as COVID hospitalizations rise to record highs; 3 OSU students take their own lives, students want change; Increase in government jobs drives down unemployment rate in Oklahoma, says latest labor report;
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Experts: For many, financial recovery could take years; Health department disbands unit responding to COVID-19; Oklahoma reports new highs in COVID-19 hospitalizations;
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Public health officials evaluating COVID-19 impact say transparency is critical to determine hospital bed capacity; State lawmakers warned there's work to do with v-shaped recovery off the table;
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Oklahoma takes first step to outsource care for most Medicaid recipients; COVID cases continue to surge in rural Oklahoma;
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Statewide Virtual Charter School Board member is relative of Epic co-founder; Oklahoma ranks top 10 in weekly cases, positivity rates as U.S. averages trend up, White House report says; September GRF collections mark second month above estimate;
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Pandemic, staffing shortage shut down ICU beds in OKC; COVID-19 numbers surging in rural Oklahoma as hospitalization numbers reach record levels; Statewide Virtual Charter School Board votes to begin contract termination process against Epic Charter Schools
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Tulsa-based nonpartisan group addresses misinformation about SQ805; Virtual school board could consider terminating Epic contract today; Confirmed coronavirus cases in Oklahoma soar past 100,000;
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Gov. Kevin Stitt seeks to privatize Medicaid, faces early opposition; Oklahoma's COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new highs 4 of 5 nights; Small towns, suburbs across state lead weekly hotspots;
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By:
Dave Hamby
October 9, 2020 // Updated: October 9, 2020
Ensuring Medicaid expansion delivers on its full potential; Policy Matters: Blood sport politics has weakened state, country; Voting by mail increases exponentially in Oklahoma; Oklahoma House studies race relations, police and criminal justice reform
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Oklahoma's COVID-19 rankings improve, but White House task force says there have been 'many preventable deaths'; Are Oklahoma hospitals nearing ICU capacity due to COVID-19?; Oklahoma's voter registration deadline coming up Friday;
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