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Examining educational management organizations, charter school reform being negotiated; Centennial commission scolds governor; legislator says he's had enough; Adolescents ages 12 to 15 could begin receiving Pfizer vaccine in Oklahoma as early as Thursday;
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Pressure mounts on centennial commission as Tulsa Race Massacre anniversary approaches; State begins publishing COVID-19 variant data as it still ranks last in U.S. for genetic sequencing; House leadership taking up multicounty grand jury recommendations from Epic Charter Schools investigation;
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Stitt signs controversial bill limiting race, gender curriculum in schools; Medicaid proposal meant to rival Gov. Stitt's plan for managed care faces uncertain future; Advocates Say Stitt's End Of COVID Emergency Declaration Means Drop In SNAP Benefits For Thousands;
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COVID-19 On The Rise Among Kids In Oklahoma But Vaccine Could Be Available Soon; ‘Concerning trends’: Grand jury releases interim report on Epic Charter Schools; Local Health Care Worker Voices Concerns Over Privatized Managed Care Medicaid Expansion In Oklahoma;
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Two new hurdles make the initiative petition process more stringent in Oklahoma; Bill forbidding schools from teaching critical race theory divides Oklahoma educators, politicians; COVID-19: Oklahoma State Health Department to undergo reporting changes as cases hold steady across state;
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New law gives Oklahoma's Legislature a role in federal stimulus spending; Oklahoma no longer accepting full federal vaccine allocation; What Stitt lifting his COVID-19 state of emergency means in Oklahoma;
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Gov. Kevin Stitt rescinds Oklahoma's COVID-19 state of emergency, effective Tuesday; COVID-19 deaths have plunged as more Oklahomans get vaccinated; Oklahoma investing $14 million in summer learning to recover from disruption of pandemic;
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Capitol Watch: With Less Than a Month Left, Legislature’s Budget Plan Remains Elusive; Oklahoma's Legislature has a history of passing unconstitutional laws; Op-ed: Follow through on SQ 781 by funding treatment and rehabilitation services;
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Stitt Administration’s Partially Privatized Medicaid Plan Finds Unexpected Opponent: OK House GOP; Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory; THD's Bruce Dart describes two key COVID-19 metric thresholds that would raise concerns if crossed as mask mandate sunsets;
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