Three years ago lawmakers raised taxes. Now, tax cuts are coming; Oklahoma’s Legislature Fast-Tracks Multi-Billion Budget Bill, Again; Details are scarce on how Oklahoma’s plan to privatize Medicaid will affect mental health services;
Oklahoma Legislature sends FY '22 state budget bills to governor; Corporate, Personal Income Tax Cuts Sent To Governor; State legislators decry secretive budget process;
Stitt signs controversial bill limiting race, gender curriculum in schools; Medicaid proposal meant to rival Gov. Stitt's plan for managed care faces uncertain future; Advocates Say Stitt's End Of COVID Emergency Declaration Means Drop In SNAP Benefits For Thousands;
Time is closing in on legislators. The constitutional deadline for sine die adjournment is the last Friday in May, which this year May 28. But in the past few years the Legislature has recessed before the deadline to give itself… Read more
Capitol Watch: With Less Than a Month Left, Legislature’s Budget Plan Remains Elusive; Oklahoma's Legislature has a history of passing unconstitutional laws; Op-ed: Follow through on SQ 781 by funding treatment and rehabilitation services;
Stitt Administration’s Partially Privatized Medicaid Plan Finds Unexpected Opponent: OK House GOP; Oklahoma House OKs ban on teaching critical race theory; THD's Bruce Dart describes two key COVID-19 metric thresholds that would raise concerns if crossed as mask mandate sunsets;
Oklahoma names 3 new Health Department hires, including state epidemiologist; Stitt signs bill requiring fiscal impact statements on initiative petitions; ‘There will be consequences’ for Sen. Nathan Dahm;
Oklahoma gains nearly 200K residents over last decade; Oklahoma governor battles with members of own party over Medicaid privatization plan; Oklahoma saw about a 40% decline in daily vaccinations, health officials say;
Historically Black neighborhood in Oklahoma City finds no relief from decades of explosions; COVID-19: Tulsa County continues to see slight increase in weekly case count; State Senate leader calls out caustic rhetoric; plays profanity-ridden voicemail;
House, Senate unveil proposed legislative redistricting maps; Oklahoma school funding boost earns unanimous House support; Oklahoma House challenges Gov. Kevin Stitt by approving rival Medicaid plan; Oklahoma governor signs bill to crack down on protesters
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