By:
Dave Hamby
March 4, 2021 // Updated: March 4, 2021
Legislators must protect Oklahomans’ health care; Everything is bigger in Texas, including tax burdens; A bill to roll back aspects of Oklahoma criminal justice reform advances; Oklahoma virus deaths increased to conform with CDC count.
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House Republicans push to alter petition process after passage of SQ 802; Health official: Model predicts herd immunity likely with mask ordinance extension in Oklahoma City; Corporation Commission OK’s mechanism to defer some natural gas utility costs;
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A fair shot: Oklahoma County gets demographic data on vaccines; There's a 2,492-death discrepancy between the state's and the CDC's counts of COVID-19 deaths in Oklahoma. Here's why; OKC officials object to measure weakening local health department;
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Oklahoma lawmakers push to curb Gov. Kevin Stitt’s power amid coronavirus pandemic; COVID-19 Vaccinations Accelerate in Oklahoma, Which Ranks 7th Nationally; Local health officials find bill adding state control hard to swallow after rebuffed efforts to collaborate on COVID-19;
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With an eye on Texas, Oklahoma Speaker Charles McCall touts tax cut plans; Stitt administration defends federal coronavirus relief spending; Power providers to seek billions from Oklahomans in wake of storm;
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Community leaders highlight racial disparities in Oklahoma’s COVID vaccine distribution; Coronavirus positive test rate fall below 10% in Oklahoma; Susan Winchester, Jennifer Grigsby nominated for new cabinet positions in latest shuffle;
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Oklahoma seeks 2nd emergency declaration due to winter storm; 12,500 Oklahomans get their 'ticket to freedom' at mass COVID vaccination events; COVID's impact shows up in Tulsa Public Schools student performance data;
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Lawmakers: Gov. Stitt’s managed care plan complicates Medicaid expansion funding plan; Teacher vaccines beginning across Oklahoma, while most Tulsa County teachers still waiting for allocations; Oklahomans urged to conserve power as state drops below energy emergency status;
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Natural gas customers warned to brace for higher utility bills in the coming months; State optimistic about catching up on vaccinations postponed due to wintry weather; Affordable Care Act special enrollment period opens;
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