Funding for Governor's Medicaid proposal funding statements refuted; Mike Brose: Governor's Medicaid plan includes hospital fees that hurt mental health; Bill could lead to harsher sentences for crimes Oklahoma voters reduced to misdemeanors
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Oklahoma Senate committee keeps alive several bills to address health care costs; Oklahoma eyes telehealth to help police during mental health crises; Bill passes committee requiring inmates to be issued valid state IDs upon release;
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Oklahoma leaves behind top incarcerator title but prison population may keep growing; Bill to overhaul state government employment could emerge next week, says state employee union head; Revenue shortfall, lethal injection executions, Medicaid expansion & more;
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Lawmakers move ahead on Gov. Stitt's wish to build Rainy Day Fund; 1 in 4 rural hospitals is vulnerable to closure, a new report finds;
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Oklahoma Senate bill would require mental health parity in health insurance; Senate passes school suicide awareness training;
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Exclusive: Stitt’s plan would implement full Medicaid expansion as early as July; Oklahoma lawmakers exchange Valentine's Day compliments but disagree about Medicaid expansion; Rep. Andy Fugate: StittCare riskier than proven Medicaid expansion option;
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Steve Buck resigning from Office of Juvenile Affairs; Lethal announcement: Oklahoma to resume executions this year; More Oklahoma inmates released under recent law;
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State's developmental disabilities services waiting list a budget priority for Stitt; $13 million in limbo while Stitt, tribes battle; New Oklahoma logo, brand unveiled;
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