Shorthanded mental health groups prepare for high caseloads after nation’s largest commutation; Sentencing reform; Stitt aims to slash state regulations by 25%; Fees that tribes pay to state in limbo amid compact dispute;
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Efforts underway to reform Oklahoma County drug court; Funding education; Officials seek 12% increase in CareerTech funding; Oklahoma lawmaker seeks to strengthen seatbelt laws for 17 and younger;
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Oklahoma lags behind country in monetary support for higher education; Oklahoma City Council OKs zoning to fight 'food desert'; Cell by Cell: The complete list of people who died in Oklahoma jails in 2020;
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Capitol Insider: Revenue estimate predicts flat state budget; Oklahoma legislators file bills to fight statewide teacher shortage; Higher minimum wage sought for Oklahoma;
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More than 30 tribes ‘stand united’ against Gov. Stitt offer to extend ongoing gaming compact negotiations; Medicaid expansion is the deal of the century, but Oklahoma keeps saying no; Recreational marijuana petition, tribal gaming compacts, four-day school weeks & more
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Census data shows economic disparities between Oklahoma's metro, rural areas; Board of Juvenile Affairs adopts updated state plan for juvenile detention; Gov. Stitt proposes extending Oklahoma tribal gaming compacts through August;
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State appeals opioid verdict claiming $465 million award is not enough; Civil rights lawsuit claims Oklahoma court discriminates against people with disabilities; Tulsa Public Schools support workers to get 30-cent per hour raise;
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Task force finds three important gaps in Oklahoma's trauma-informed care offerings; Census: Oklahoma poverty rates slightly declined in 2018; Petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma filed;
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