COVID boosters protect against omicron, but over 60% of eligible Oklahomans haven't gotten one; Child welfare advocates say parents’ right to a jury trial prolongs the time children spend in foster care; Oklahoma’s unemployment rate remains among lowest in U.S.;
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Oklahoma slow to spend latest round of federal pandemic money; As Some Oklahoma Churches Push Vaccines, Others Sow Misinformation, Doubt; Grading Oklahoma: Oklahoma ranks 1st in heart disease mortality rate in the nation;
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OSDH: 12,048 active cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma; Lawmaker calls for cost-of-living adjustments for state pensioners; Oklahoma approves OG&E's $760 million cost recovery plan;
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COVID-19 hospitalizations on five-week rise with data still showing vaccines highly effective at preventing severe illness; As critical race theory stirs national debate, Oklahoma bill seeks to alter teaching of slavery; Oklahoma Sen. Inhofe's influence seen in defense bill, which heads to Biden's desk;
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A year since Oklahoma's first COVID vaccine was given, health chief reflects on saved lives; Editorial: How much are Oklahomans prepared to pay to fight the feds?; Oklahoma Republican proposes banning 1619 Project from classrooms;
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Oklahoma Gov. Stitt won't renew hunting, fishing compacts with Cherokee, Choctaw tribe; About 20% of last month’s COVID-19 cases are ‘breakthrough cases,’ health commissioner says; Funding requests signal approaching session (Capitol Update);
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Why has Oklahoma ranked last in COVID-19 sequencing for months? Totals mask some recent progress; Oklahoma National Guard leader warns unvaccinated members; Supreme Court sets date with Oklahoma to respond to 40-plus McGirt appeals;
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Bigler Jobe Stouffer II becomes second man executed in Oklahoma this year; Health commissioner assures Oklahomans that COVID-19 vaccines are safe, effective after attorney general expresses doubt about the science; Senate redistricting director hired as oil lobbyist;
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COVID cases soaring in Oklahoma with 120% increase last week; Oklahoma Gov. Stitt joins AG to slam Biden's vaccine mandates, discuss lawsuits; Public Health Lab had issues with staffing, storing COVID-19 samples, CMS report shows;
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