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In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories included here are behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support… Read more

Gov. Stitt bows to pressure to release White House reports on coronavirus; Schools become a new COVID-19 ‘super spreader’ as classes resume; Oklahoma schools COVID-19 guidelines are widely ignored by many rural districts; Oklahoma’s mask mandates are working; Prison outbreaks create Oklahoma hot spots.

Installment loans not the answer to financial hardship; Burglary reclassification is another measurable win for criminal justice reform;

As Pandemic Widens, Oklahoma Diminishes State Epidemiologist Role; COVID-19: 377 more cases, one fatal, reported in Oklahoma; 628 hospitalized; Amid COVID-19 Crisis, Some Oklahoma Hospitals Continue Suing Patients Over Unpaid Bills;

Policy Matters: Oklahoma is not ready for schools to reopen for in-person classes this fall; Oklahoma Corrections reports COVID-19 outbreak at Lexington Correctional Center; Researcher: COVID-19 infection rates 5 times higher in U.S. prisons; These hospitals pinned their hopes on private management companies. Now they’re deeper in debt.

Why it keeps getting harder to reopen schools safely; Oklahoma sees record coronavirus hospitalizations as health leaders and officials say trend is ‘unsustainable’; OKC Council: Masks required for indoor public spaces; Creek, Seminole Nations disavow agreement on jurisdiction.

Surge in coronavirus hospitalizations raises concerns among health officials; OKC schools reverse student mask policy; Why Oklahoma voters put Medicaid expansion in their constitution;

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Oklahoma’s juvenile crime and incarceration rates plummet, but we must address deep racial disparities; Lawmakers examine charter school funding and oversight policies; Funding inequity: Forum highlights disparities in school spending; Hofmeister testifies on Capitol Hill about challenges of student trauma;