By:
Dave Hamby
September 28, 2021 // Updated: September 28, 2021
Interim study examines how to increase access to expungement (Capitol Update); School classrooms have most COVID-19 cases among high-risk settings; 'Back to Work' incentive, unemployment programs end as Oklahoma waits for court ruling; Days Before Tulsa State Fair, New COVID Cases Nearly Double That When 2020 Event Was Canceled
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt calls for November special session for redistricting; Allison Garrett selected as first female chancellor of Oklahoma higher education; 'Kids really taking the burden': COVID-19 surge follows return to school in Oklahoma;
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As Oklahoma Marks Its 10,000 COVID-19 Death, Lagging Areas Show Vaccination Progress; Oklahoma COVID-19 deaths top 10,000; ICU patients increase; Young adults statewide hit hard by virus;
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As feds limit orders of monoclonal antibody treatments, Oklahoma officials are confident they’ll get needed supply; Santa Fe South was the first district to implement a mask mandate in Oklahoma this fall. Here’s how it’s going; Area child nutrition programs seeing demand increase due to universal free meals;
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Shortage of workers, child care hinder state’s economic recovery; Watch Now: OU epidemiologist estimates delta variant pushed state's population immunity to 78%, doesn't expect COVID-19 uptick until winter;
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COVID public schools' impact: Officials cite lack of consistent data among districts; Watch Now: Data offered for why young, healthy people should get COVID-19 vaccine; The Frontier fact checked claims about unemployment and Oklahoma’s labor shortage;
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ARPA funds could bring generational change to Oklahoma; Debate over Gov. Kevin Stitt's power renewed after governor removes health officials; ‘Cautiously optimistic:’ Oklahoma seeing slowdown in COVID-19 delta variant surge, state leaders say;
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COVID-19: Dip in case count among good signs for Oklahoma while fatality average jumps 59%; Oklahoma prisons have stopped widespread COVID testing even as cases spike again across the state; Health care facility says Medicaid is working, no need for a change;
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By:
Dave Hamby
September 15, 2021 // Updated: September 15, 2021
Oklahoma hospitals aren’t feeling relief yet as COVID-19 admissions start to fall — for now; State hires consultants to help allocate $3.2B in COVID stimulus funds for Oklahoma; It’s Not Just Hospitals. COVID Is Straining Local Mental Health Providers; Tulsa lawmaker plans bill in response to physicians’ dismissal from Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board
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