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;
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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.
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Oklahoma AG Mike Hunter says Gov. Stitt's new tribal gaming compacts 'not authorized' by state law; As Stitt eyes reopening businesses, new cases and deaths spike higher; Advocates say Oklahoma’s critical care guidelines discriminate against those with disabilities for COVID-19 care.
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‘Tough decisions’: Stitt projects $1.3 billion drop, legislators want the math; Agency submits Medicaid waiver to impose work requirements, charge premiums; U.S. crude prices plummet to negative $37.
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Equalization Board meeting set for Monday in response to Oklahoma Supreme Court order; Coronavirus in Oklahoma: 2,599 confirmed cases, 140 deaths; Dr. Michael Maxwell: Want more personal responsibility from Oklahoma's working poor? Medicaid expansion gets us there.
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 19, 2020 // Updated: April 19, 2020
Flood of evictions expected to hit Oklahoma; Remembering the OKC Bombing 25 years later; COVID-19 restrictions ignite fears endemic to U.S. history, culture.
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By:
Dave Hamby
April 18, 2020 // Updated: April 18, 2020
Gov. Stitt sets SQ 802 election date on Medicaid expansion; some Oklahoma businesses may reopen in May, officials say; a sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders.
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Oklahoma Supreme Court orders Board of Equalization to respond to lawsuit by April 2; Safety & judicial agencies: Cuts discussed, effects reflect ‘how ill-prepared we were'; First-time unemployment claims decline for first time since COVID-19 hits economy;
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Stitt extends ‘safer at home’ order, sets earlier return of elective surgeries; Error from Stitt's office leads to inaccurate count of prisoners to be released; With less than a week remaining until deadline, Gov. Kevin Stitt still undecided on which ballot Medicaid expansion will appear;
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Lawmakers sue to get revenue failure declared in budget fight with Gov. Stitt; March general revenue collections down nearly $14.3 million since 2019 as state economy begins 'to feel the pain' of COVID-19 impact; State reports 9 more deaths, including one in Tulsa County; 2,184 cases reported across Oklahoma;
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