As caccine supplies increase, Oklahoma opens next groups for COVID-19 shots; WHO recommends against hydroxychloroquine to prevent Covid-19, Oklahoma is stuck with piles of it; Tougher petition drive laws would constrict key citizen right;
Oklahoma lawmakers push to curb Gov. Kevin Stitt’s power amid coronavirus pandemic; COVID-19 Vaccinations Accelerate in Oklahoma, Which Ranks 7th Nationally; Local health officials find bill adding state control hard to swallow after rebuffed efforts to collaborate on COVID-19;
‘A very good spot’: Budget parameters set by state board; Active coronavirus cases see steep drop in Oklahoma; Oklahoma prepares for possibility of more power outages as winter storms push demand for electricity;
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This is the third of three analysis pieces about the plan to introduce managed care organizations (MCOs) to oversee Oklahoma’s Medicaid program. Part one focused on managed care being a bad investment for Oklahoma, and part two… Read more
Thousands brave weather to vote early in Oklahoma; Oklahoma ice storm among worst to affect state utility; These Oklahoma politicians gave misinformation a boost; Election news & notes.
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Legislature extends Stitt's emergency powers to respond to pandemic; House Republicans move to counter court ruling on absentee ballots; COVID-19: Nine more deaths reported as 4,100 cases confirmed in Oklahoma.
State budget fix stalled as Stitt nixes meeting after project denied funding by Legislature; Deaths triple in one week, but mortality rate shows little change; Private lab reports give clearer picture of scope of COVID-19 testing in Oklahoma;
Settlement ends Oklahoma lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. Bill would authorize OTA to raise speed limits to 80 mph. Tax Commmissioner Thomas E. Kemp Jr. dies. Gov. Kevin Stitt recognizes Oklahoma veterans, service members during joint legislative assembly address.
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