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Culture & the Family
Stitt contracts COVID, says Oklahoma will remain open
Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, but said that doesn’t mean he now thinks Oklahoma should reverse course by forcing business closures again.Ray Carter | July 15, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Voters ousting lawmakers who support tax hikes
When lawmakers reconvene in 2021, tax increases could be a topic of legislative debate again.Ray Carter | July 1, 2020
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Culture & the Family
State to provide county data on COVID-19 threat
Oklahomans will soon be able to review color-coded, county-level data that shows COVID-19 risk in their local area, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced Tuesday.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020
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Education
U.S. Supreme Court upholds tax-credit scholarship program
In a ruling with implications for Oklahoma, the U.S. Supreme Court has found that Montana government officials cannot prevent children who participate in a state tax-credit scholarship program from using their scholarships to attend religiously affiliated private schools.Ray Carter | June 30, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Absentee ballot requests surge for June 30 election
Due in part to COVID-19 concerns, the June 30 election on the Medicaid-expanding State Question 802 could see more votes cast by absentee ballot than any state election in years.Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Education
Teacher unions seek police ouster from schools
Teacher unions are among those now seeking to have police evicted from public schools as activists decry those officers’ presence as a sign of “systemic racism.”Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Stitt: Oklahoma’s COVID trends defy media portrayal
Gov. Kevin Stitt says the state is still among the safest in the nation when it comes to the virus.Ray Carter | June 29, 2020
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Health Care
$845 million in questionable Medicaid payments identified
A newly released state audit shows $845 million in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments have been made by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to cover treatment for potentially ineligible recipients.Ray Carter | June 25, 2020
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Good Government
New car tag law may perpetuate antiquated system
This year lawmakers voted to restrict consumer choice and mandated that only tag agents can do online tag renewals.Ray Carter | June 23, 2020
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Health Care
Stitt warns: State can’t afford SQ 802
Gov. Kevin Stitt said State Question 802, which would make Medicaid welfare benefits a constitutional right for hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults, will increase financial problems in state government at a time when major budget shortfalls already loom on the horizon.Ray Carter | June 23, 2020