Monday, April 20, 2020

Percent of Oklahoma households that do not have a bank account, which is 13th highest in the nation. 

[Source: Prosperity Now]

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Oklahomans killed during the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City.  [Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum]

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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Increase of COVID-19 cases in Oklahoma over the past week, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University

[USA Today]

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Friday, April 17, 2020

Number of new unemployment claims filed in Oklahoma during the week ending April 11, 2020, a 19% decline from the prior week when 60,534 filed for unemployment insurance.

[Source: U.S. Department of Labor]

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Thursday, April 16, 2020

Daily average number of Oklahomans who have applied for safety net programs since March 16, with a bulk of the applications for food assistance through SNAP benefits. Between January 1 and March 15, the average daily applications for programs was 508.

[Source: Oklahoma Department of Human Services]

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Amount by which the likelihood of a rural hospital closing decreases if that hospital is in a Medicaid expansion state

[Source: Chartis Center for Rural Health]

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Additional funding which would be available to Oklahoma over the next decade to fund services if the state expanded Medicaid.

[Source: Urban Institute]

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Number of Oklahoma adults (age 18+) at risk of serious illness if infected with COVID-19, or 40.8% of Oklahoma adults 18 and over.

[Source: Kaiser Family Foundation]

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Sunday, April 12, 2020

Number of Oklahomans annually lifted above the poverty line by the social safety net 

[Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]

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Saturday, April 11, 2020

Number of commutations announced Friday by Gov. Kevin Stitt to reduce prison overcrowding during the pandemic

[Source: The Oklahoman]

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