Oklahoma among least transparent states for state budget process, new OK Policy report shows; Anoatubby cites 'finality' as US Supreme Court rejects 32 McGirt petitions; Gas bills going up: Commission OK's ONG's $1.357 billion in costs from February cold snap.
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Oklahoma breaks COVID hospitalization records; omicron is dangerous for children, pediatricians warn; SB 1548 would prioritize treatment, stability over punishment in Oklahoma’s drug courts (Capitol Update); Lobbyist says former Oklahoma lawmaker sexually assaulted her at New Year’s party;
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'Tribes are winning most of these legal cases': Cole urges Stitt cooperate with tribes; Omicron's risk of reinfection higher, but boosters still provide significant protection, state epidemiologist says; From vaccine bills to free park admission, lawmakers file wide-ranging legislation for consideration;
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Inside Oklahoma's surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations among children; 'A slap in the face': Oklahoma education leaders slam Stitt's substitute plan; Emails show a rush to finalize a deal to move Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab in the face of pushback from lawmakers;
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Oklahoma COVID-19 hospitalizations outstrip delta variant wave's peak from summer; After Stitt executive order, over 100 Oklahoma state employees volunteer to substitute teach; Newly released records shed light on issues in the state’s public health laboratory;
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Gov. Kevin Stitt announces program allowing Oklahoma state employees to substitute teach amid a rampant Omicron surge; Omicron wave hurting hospital care: Rural Oklahoma patient with kidney failure because of COVID dies while awaiting transfer; City legislators Kirt, Munson file proposals they say will increase transparency for disabled Oklahomans on DDS waiting list;
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Adam Luck resigns from Pardon and Parole Board, Stitt appoints Edward Konieczny; 'Fierce urgency of now': Tulsa MLK Jr. Parade entries draw on themes of hope and action; 'You shouldn’t take anything for granted': Family loses three to COVID in nine months;
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Oklahoma tallies a record 10,502 new COVID-19 cases in one day; Supreme Court rejects vaccine mandate for businesses; Oklahoma set to get $266.9 million from infrastructure bill to repair and replace bridges;
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'We've run out of shades of red': COVID-19 spread worse than ever in Tulsa County; Unvaccinated were over 3 times more likely to be hospitalized or die of COVID, Oklahoma study shows; Oklahoma schools see worst round of COVID-19 closures since 2020;
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'Just assume that they're infected': Hospital leaders' worries grow as about 1 in 21 Oklahomans have COVID-19; Stitt's education secretary comes down on schools halting in-person instruction amid soaring COVID absences; State general revenue nearly 20% above projections half-way through fiscal year;
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