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Oklahoma AG: Businesses should avoid vaccine mandates; Oklahoma road improvement package expected to exceed $1.3 billion; Dark money group targets Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt with Fox News ads;
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Oklahoma AG, governor praise judge for blocking health care worker vaccine mandate; Omicron 'likely already here,' Oklahoma doctors say as post-delta lull appears over; State lawmakers roughly outline priorities for spending $1.8B in federal virus relief funds;
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Together Oklahoma hosts People Have the Power watch party; Local officials respond to latest COVID variant with calls for Oklahomans to get vaccinated; Defense secretary Lloyd Austin says Oklahoma National Guard members must get vaccinated;
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Surprised by need for COVID-19 boosters? Don't be. OU Health expert uses five-shot tetanus series to explain why; Complaint sparks federal investigation into Oklahoma’s Public Health Lab, health commissioner says; New jail to be recommended to Oklahoma County officials;
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Experts urge Oklahomans to get booster shots as COVID-19 cases rise; New bill seeks to speed access to treatment for people found incompetent to stand trial; Bigler Stouffer denied stay of execution;
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Oklahoma has significant health inequities, but Medicaid expansion could pave way for improvement; Gov. Kevin Stitt signs congressional, legislative redistricting bills; State Health Department restores most but not all COVID-19 data, prompting mixed reactions;
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In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support…
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Oklahoma governor grants Julius Jones clemency after two-decade fight to get off death row; Oklahoma Senate passes redistricting map; Initial unemployment claims decline by 24% in Oklahoma, continued claims by 14.5%;
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Family, supporters of Julius Jones make final pleas ahead of Thursday execution; Concerned about execution protocols, board recommends life without parole for Bigler Stouffer; Oklahoma Health Care Authority board passes rules that that some say could reopen door for managed care;
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