By:
Dave Hamby
July 23, 2020 // Updated: July 23, 2020
Policy Matters: Oklahoma is not ready for schools to reopen for in-person classes this fall; Oklahoma Corrections reports COVID-19 outbreak at Lexington Correctional Center; Researcher: COVID-19 infection rates 5 times higher in U.S. prisons; These hospitals pinned their hopes on private management companies. Now they’re deeper in debt.
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 22, 2020 // Updated: July 22, 2020
OK Policy statement regarding president’s executive order about Census; Oklahoma Supreme Court rules two of Stitt’s new compacts invalid; OKC district to start school online with delayed date; Officials: State struggling with virus numbers due to old system.
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 21, 2020 // Updated: July 21, 2020
Technical issues behind recent reports of fewer new coronavirus cases in Oklahoma, state says; As districts work to reopen, parents flee to virtual schools; Education advocates pan Stitt’s private school funding plan; ‘A very dark feeling’: Hundreds camp out in Oklahoma unemployment lines.
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 20, 2020 // Updated: July 20, 2020
Why it keeps getting harder to reopen schools safely; Oklahoma sees record coronavirus hospitalizations as health leaders and officials say trend is ‘unsustainable’; OKC Council: Masks required for indoor public spaces; Creek, Seminole Nations disavow agreement on jurisdiction.
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Record COVID-19 hospitalizations taxing hospital system; OEA urges state leadership to step up during pandemic; AG, tribes reach agreement on jurisdictional issues;
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Policy Matters: Additional federal support would provide relief to Oklahomans; Stitt Is First Governor to Test Positive for Coronavirus; Record virus cases reported for second consecutive day in Oklahoma;
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Surge in coronavirus hospitalizations raises concerns among health officials; OKC schools reverse student mask policy; Why Oklahoma voters put Medicaid expansion in their constitution;
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School restart: Educators anxious, concerned, uncertain; CARES Act funding won’t be enough for some cities; COVID-19: Rolling seven-day averages hit new highs in Tulsa County, across Oklahoma;
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 13, 2020 // Updated: July 13, 2020
Why 'mask' has become a four-letter word; Black officers encourage conversations about race, cultural differences; Norman Pastor Clarence Hill offers guide on how to improve racial relations;
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By:
Dave Hamby
July 10, 2020 // Updated: July 10, 2020
‘We hold the government to its word’: SCOTUS affirms Creek Nation reservation; State officials unveil color-coded COVID alert system; Gov. Stitt says Oklahoma won't be a 'mask-shamer' as he touts robust hospital capacity amid COVID-19 surge;
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