Irked lawmakers override Stitt vetoes on last day of regular session but accept his challenge to create a better budget; A look back at the 2022 session (Capitol Update); Biden promised justice for Buffalo. Tulsa survivors are still waiting;
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‘Left in the dark’: Stitt vetoes parts of budget, calls special session for tax cuts; Legal challenge filed to stop Oklahoma anti-abortion bill; Together Oklahoma to host Pride and Policy Listening Sessions;
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs nation's strictest abortion ban. It starts immediately; Oklahoma's Gov. Stitt signs bill restricting school bathrooms to birth sex, effective immediately; Policy Matters: Why choose to make a home in Oklahoma?
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Historic funding for disability services leaves advocates cautiously optimistic; Oklahoma becomes sixth state to enact clean slate legislation for expungement; Autopsy Reports: Recently executed Oklahoma prisoners had fluid in lungs;
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Budget bills address economic development, disability waiting list, but miss the mark on education (Capitol Update); Governor signs bill that could waive court fees for juveniles; As drug court participation falls in Oklahoma, counties struggle to provide alternatives; Despite plans and promises, the future of Oklahoma water is uncertain;
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Oklahoma lawmakers pass nation's most restrictive abortion law; Oklahoma education funding remains flat; Legislature sends controversial school restroom bill to Gov. Kevin Stitt;
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Oklahoma’s secretive budget process; Calling concurrent special session, Legislature to limit Stitt influence on ARPA funds; $9.84B budget package advances in Oklahoma Legislature;
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‘Deal yet?’: Development efforts, pay raises and DHS money lead state budget; A new study finds Oklahoma has one of the highest rates of vaccine-preventable COVID deaths in the country; Gov. Stitt passes bill eliminating licensing barriers for people with criminal records;
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Legislators put off vote a day on $9.8 billion budget bill to give themselves time to read it; Oklahoma House passes ‘shortsighted’ unemployment bill; Lawmakers to invest in programs for individuals with disabilities;
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