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'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;
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“It’s all about meeting people where they are:” Oklahoma legalizes clean needle exchange programming; State Prison in Northwest Oklahoma Will Close By Year’s End; Joint legislative committee to allocate federal COVID aid;
State general revenue could splash over into Rainy Day Fund; Stitt mulling attorney general appointment; Oklahoma awarded $53 million in CDC funding to address COVID-19-related health disparities;
DHS Working To Eliminate Medicaid Waiver Waitlist; Advocates Express Concerns; State lawmakers earmark $42 million for rural broadband expansion; State uncovers 'scheme to commit fraud' for meal reimbursement at day care centers;
More than 51,000 Oklahomans have been approved for benefits through Medicaid expansion; Fate of Medicaid privatized managed care uncertain after Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling; Oklahoma law journal details contributions of Black lawyers, civil rights struggles in court system before and after 1921;
Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial coverage round up; after the national spotlight fades...; how the massacre was covered up; unknown victims of massacre honored
Governor lets Medicaid bill become law without signature; Oklahoma Legislature adjourns 2021 legislative session with Republicans touting wins; Unearthing history: Tulsa massacre victims search resumes;
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… Read more