‘Double whammy’: Global oil market creates jitters in Oklahoma; Tribal gaming fees can't be put in escrow, countering Gov. Stitt's proposal, attorney general says; Red state Oklahoma closer to Medicaid expansion;
Oklahoma health officials begin Medicaid expansion process; Most DOC facilities resume normal operations, 6 remain in lockdown; State takes Epic’s management firm to court for refusing to provide records;
Oklahoma will submit Medicaid expansion request Friday, Gov. Kevin Stitt says; First prosecutions of uninsured drivers caught on camera could happen this year; Inhofe, Lankford oppose $1 million cut to rural schools;
Oklahoma is still last on per-student spending, but the education investment gap is narrowing; Hofmeister asks Congress to restore $1M to rural schools; House passes bill to abolish virtual charter school board;
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Funding for Governor's Medicaid proposal funding statements refuted; Mike Brose: Governor's Medicaid plan includes hospital fees that hurt mental health; Bill could lead to harsher sentences for crimes Oklahoma voters reduced to misdemeanors
Legislative session begins Monday. Can Stitt keep up the momentum of his first year; Issues to watch when the legislative session begins Monday; A basic breakdown of the issues our legislators will begin debating Monday;
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