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In The Know: AG announces resignation | Epic Charter Schools severs ties with co-founders | FY 2022 budget highlights

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation; Century after massacre, Black Tulsans struggle for a voice; From Black Wall Street to George Floyd, the echoes of trauma shape Black Americans' reality; [More...]

In The Know: Nation’s eyes turn to Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial | ‘A conspiracy of silence’ | Generational loss of wealth for Black Tulsans

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In The Know: State board rescinds charter school funding resolution | Gov. signs budget bills | Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial coverage

After passage of SB 229, state board rescinds charter school funding resolution; Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signs key bills for $9B budget; Lack of transparency in budget process invites distrust; [More...]

In The Know: Gov. signs budget bills with $347M in tax cuts | Managed care is not silver bullet for healthy outcomes | More

Three years ago lawmakers raised taxes. Now, tax cuts are coming; Oklahoma’s Legislature Fast-Tracks Multi-Billion Budget Bill, Again; Details are scarce on how Oklahoma’s plan to privatize Medicaid will affect mental health services; [More...]

In The Know: Budget bills, revenue cuts sent to Gov. | Senate approves legislative oversight for Medicaid plans | More

Oklahoma Legislature sends FY '22 state budget bills to governor; Corporate, Personal Income Tax Cuts Sent To Governor; State legislators decry secretive budget process; [More...]

In The Know: ‘Guardrails’ on managed care | Economic impact of Tribes | Tulsa Race Massacre survivors testify | A first look at FY 2022 budget

Oklahoma lawmakers seek to put ‘guardrails’ on privatized Medicaid expansion; State Starts Tracking COVID-19 Variants; Tulsa Race Massacre survivors ask Congress for justice [More...]

In The Know: Critics: Residency rule for disability service is unconstitutional | Budget bills advancing | Epic leaders saw financial transparency as threat

Adding 5-year residency rule on Oklahoma disability aid is unconstitutional, critics say; Legislative effort to block Medicaid privatization ends; Oklahoma House Advances Major Components Of FY22 Budget Plan; [More...]

In The Know: Budget bills rushed through committee | Gov. announces end to pandemic unemployment assistance | More

Big budget bills advance in ‘quite a rush’; Bill addressing disability services waiting list gets personal; Oklahoma governor announces end to extra unemployment money; [More...]

In The Know: Budget bills scheduled for discussion today? | Lawmakers considering additional waiting period for disability services | More

Wherefore art thou budget bills; Senate Panel Passes Bill For Waiting Period On Services For Some With Intellectual Disabilities; Oklahoma identifies cluster of 17 cases of COVID-19 variant first detected in India; [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma lawmakers reveal budget agreement; includes corporate and income tax cuts, education and Medicaid funding

Corporate, personal income tax cuts included in $8.3 billion state budget; Oklahoma House leaders intend to fund privatized Medicaid if the Senate doesn’t approve a bill to halt the plan; State: K-12 Schools Likely Prohibited From Requiring Students Be Vaccinated Against COVID; [More...]

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