More than 30 tribes ‘stand united’ against Gov. Stitt offer to extend ongoing gaming compact negotiations; Medicaid expansion is the deal of the century, but Oklahoma keeps saying no; Recreational marijuana petition, tribal gaming compacts, four-day school weeks & more
Task force finds three important gaps in Oklahoma's trauma-informed care offerings; Census: Oklahoma poverty rates slightly declined in 2018; Petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma filed;
Oklahoma's general revenue beats expectations for November but lags previous year; Commercial gaming could put $150 million a year in fees to state at risk, Oklahoma tribes tell Gov. Stitt; Should Oklahoma employers hire felons?
Oklahomans spending more for health care even with employer-provided insurance; Conservative group goes state by state for Medicaid work rules; In 2020, CLEET mental health training to be reviewed by state’s department of mental health;
(Capitol Update) Medicaid block grant proposal would be ill-advised; 'We don't have a lot of time': Oklahoma County, jail trust officials begin speeding up transition process; Commerce Secretary outlines Top Ten vision;
'I just want it to go away:' Hundreds seek to get criminal records cleared at Expungement Expo; More than 450 Oklahoma inmates expected to be released from prisons Monday in historic commutation; Oklahoma's minority students show improvement on national report card;
“Anytime you can prove to me that charter schools are doing a better job than traditional public schools, I’d be supportive. There’s just no indication I have seen that confirms that.”
-State Sen. Ron Sharp (R-Shawnee), a retired schoolteacher who… Read more
Attorney general to meet with tribes to discuss gaming compacts; Lawmakers wrestle with hepatitis C costs; Hundreds of inmates could be released by Thanksgiving;
Judge makes $107 million math error in Oklahoma’s opioid verdict; State regent resigns following criticims of his role in opioid appeal; After ‘punitive’ cut, legislative pay hiked for first time in 20 years;
Oklahoma governor's criminal justice task force to hold first public meeting this week; 1 in 3 Oklahomans are Obese; Lawmakers discuss challenges facing Indian Health Service;
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