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In The Know: State Ed Board approves ’emergency’ rules about implementing HB 1775 | Medicaid expansion and health equity | More

Oklahoma board approves rules banning certain race theories; Tulsa Race Massacre's ongoing health impact, Medicaid expansion, to be focus of upcoming virtual discussion; State Health Commissioner Not For Or Against Hospital Workforce COVID Vaccine Mandates; [More...]

In The Know: Lawsuit seeks to reinstate additional unemployment benefits | State’s rural suicide rate increasing | More

Lawsuit seeks to reinstate additional pandemic federal unemployment benefits for Oklahomans; State sees rise in suicides during pandemic with rural areas seeing greater increase; Delta variant main concern of health officials in Oklahoma, but its full spread is unclear; State sees rise in suicides during pandemic with rural areas seeing greater increase. [More...]

In The Know: Budget cuts reducing access to state services | Testing for lead in water at schools, day cares | Turning the tide on evictions

Turning the tide on evictions: Using federal aid, support to reduce Oklahoma’s eviction crisis; Budget cuts have reduced access to social services in some of Oklahoma’s poorest communities; Is There Lead in the Water? Thousands of Schools and Day Cares Haven’t Found Out; [More...]

In The Know: Reliable internet in rural Oklahoma | State’s new virus case count among nation’s highest | Human costs of eviction

Rural Oklahoma is among the hardest hit in the U.S. by a lack of fast, reliable internet; Oklahoma lawmakers ask Gov. Kevin Stitt to delay Fort Supply prison closure; COVID-19: Hospitalizations rise as state now among national leaders in new cases, positivity rate; [More...]

In The Know: Protecting Medicaid expansion | Uptick in hospital admission rate | Delta variant confirmed in NE Oklahoma

Campaign Manager For Medicaid Expansion Ballot Measure; Amid uptick in cases, Oklahoma sees high hospital admission rate for COVID-19 patients; [More...]

In The Know: Increasing awareness about new health care coverage | Improving child vaccination rate | Getting child well-being out of bottom 10

Hundreds of Thousands of Oklahomans Can Now Get Free Health Care. Do They Know That?; Health officials 'not satisfied' with COVID-19 vaccination rates among children; Deep-red Oklahoma legalizes needle exchanges; [More...]

In The Know: HHS Secretary visits Oklahoma to congratulate on Medicaid expansion | Reforming Oklahoma’s eviction laws

'Access to peace of mind': U.S. health secretary comes to Tulsa to celebrate Medicaid expansion; What you need to know about Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma: How to apply, who's eligible; Impact: Two lawmakers seek studies on reforming Oklahoma eviction law; [More...]

In The Know: Medicaid expansion takes effect today | School Counselor Corps funding | Child care funds announced

'A very joyful moment': Medicaid expansion takes effect in Oklahoma; State Education Department awards $35.7M for school counselors; OKDHS announces additional child care sustainability funds; [More...]

In The Know: Lawmakers ask about prison closure | Pandemic relief drove state income growth | Mental health needs in prisons, jails

State leaders discuss ‘significant impact’ of closing William S. Key prison; She spent six months in an Oklahoma jail waiting for mental health treatment; COVID-19 stimulus checks help fuel Oklahoma income growth, analysis shows; [More...]

In The Know: Oklahoma lawmakers request 209 interim studies | Attorney General selection near | Plan to reduce homelessness in OKC | More

Oklahoma lawmakers request 209 interim studies; Oklahoma ranks among bottom 10 states in 2021 child well-being report; Capitol Insider: Attorney General Selection Near; [More...]

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