Oklahoma pulls back on releasing coronavirus data; Oklahoma County jail inmate tests positive for COVID; Stitt calls National Guard to OKC, Tulsa; SQ 805 supporters submit signatures to state.
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Tulsa Race Massacre Remembered
The 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre was commemorated, which brought national attention in light of nationwide protests about racism in America. Below are articles from Tulsa and publications from around the nation.
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Thousands of Oklahomans protest racism, police brutality; 99th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre commemorated; Oklahoma pulls plug on plan to expand Medicaid by July 1.
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By:
Dave Hamby
May 29, 2020 // Updated: May 29, 2020
Saturday school days approved for next school year in Oklahoma; COVID-19 infections rise inside two federal lockups in Oklahoma; Health department: State quadruples testing in May, positive results drop below 4%; How does Oklahoma count coronavirus recoveries? It’s not an exact science.
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By:
Dave Hamby
May 28, 2020 // Updated: May 31, 2020
The business case for Medicaid expansion; Medicaid expansion campaign kicks off with ads, tour; Rebuilding America: How will life in Oklahoma look after COVID-19?; Mask wearers facing partisan divide.
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State plans to hire fewer contact tracers than experts recommend; Lawmakers say path forward for Stitt health care plan is unclear; Will COVID-19 prompt “holdout states” to reconsider Medicaid expansion?;
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Unemployment agency head resigns, commission votes to move agency IT and ‘business practices’ under OMES; For first time in nearly three years, Oklahoma’s Commissioner of Health meets statutory requirements; 151 Comanche County jail inmates sent to prisons at Sayre, McLoud;
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Gov. vetoes hospital fee for Medicaid expansion; Thousands of Oklahomans facing eviction; Guymon processing plant linked to 440 COVID-19 cases;
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More than a third of surveyed Oklahomans report struggling to make housing payments; Nearly 200 evictions filed Monday as Oklahoma County courthouse reopens; As coronavirus spreads, Oklahoma’s largest jails could increase testing; Groups sue over absentee ballot requirements.
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DOC staff called on to help following outbreak at Comanche County jail; Texas County at 784 COVID-19 cases, into 3rd week as 'hot spot' in Oklahoma; COVID-19: Six more deaths reported as 91 new cases confirmed in Oklahoma; Gov. signs, vetoes several bills from this session.
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