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Lawmakers move ahead on Gov. Stitt's wish to build Rainy Day Fund; 1 in 4 rural hospitals is vulnerable to closure, a new report finds;

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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Capitol Insider: Revenue estimate predicts flat state budget; Oklahoma legislators file bills to fight statewide teacher shortage; Higher minimum wage sought for Oklahoma;

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;