Tribal health care could lessen State’s financial costs under Medicaid; Tondalo Hall’s commutation now in hands of Kevin Stitt; Point of View: Criminal justice reform on the right path in Oklahoma;
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Lack of funding creates ‘disparity’ in school safety; New lawsuit challenges Oklahoma's permitless carry law, due to go in effect Nov. 1; Corrections Department to hold transition fairs for inmates who could soon be released under HB 1269;
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Federal grant will help state to address rape kit backlog; Former Department of Public Safety leaders to sue for wrongful termination; Criminal justice reform debate escalates; Oklahoma prison locked down over concerns of renewed unrest;
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Oklahoma Real ID compliance deadline extended to September 2020; DOC returns some prisons to normal daytime operations; State revenue growth slows to lowest level in 30 months;
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'I should have been dead': Governor's RESTORE Task Force hears three keys to fracture prison pipeline; Despite reforms, high caseloads continue to stress public defender system; State expects another ID extension;
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Oklahoma governor's criminal justice task force to hold first public meeting this week; 1 in 3 Oklahomans are Obese; Lawmakers discuss challenges facing Indian Health Service;
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Stitt to seek 2nd change in law to qualify agency director; Despite criticisms, Oklahoma policy analyst says criminal justice reforms are working; Oklahoma County jail has second death in week;
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Governor’s executive order draws support and criticism; Advocates call for stronger seat belt laws as vehicle collisions lead to more child deaths; In Oklahoma, a discredited theory of reading is widely used;
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