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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma COVID trends remain positive
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 have been flat for close to two weeks now and projections show the state has far more capacity than required to address the expected peak rate of hospitalizations, officials said Friday.Ray Carter | April 10, 2020
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Culture & the Family, Good Government
Oklahoma ranks among worst on unemployment payments
If what the government gives, it can take away, some wonder if the reverse holds true. Can the government give back what it takes away?Ray Carter | April 9, 2020
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Good Government
Candidate filing begins amid COVID-19 restrictions
Candidate filing for Oklahoma’s 2020 elections began Wednesday, April 8, under what may be the most unusual circumstances in state history.Ray Carter | April 9, 2020
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Short-term insurance plans may help newly unemployed Oklahomans
Thanks to deregulatory action taken by the Trump Administration in 2018, many Oklahomans facing a gap in employment may now take advantage of short-term insurance plans.Kaitlyn Finley | April 8, 2020
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Catastrophic rupture
A cardiologist looks at the policy response to COVID-19 and its impact on health and human flourishingDwayne A. Schmidt, M.D. | April 8, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Stitt calls for spending cuts, restraint
Gov. Kevin Stitt is calling for modest cuts to state government spending in response to the current budget shortfall. That apparently puts him at odds with the Republican-controlled Legislature, which voted this week to preserve current spending levels by tapping state savings.Ray Carter | April 7, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma’s COVID curve may be flattening
While urging Oklahomans to continue social distancing and warning that weeks of continued effort are still ahead, Gov. Kevin Stitt said today that current restrictions appear to be reducing the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | April 7, 2020
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Education
How much instruction are Oklahoma school districts providing?
A survey of the online learning dashboards implemented on Monday, April 6, by a number of Oklahoma school districts for the remainder of the virus-canceled 2019-20 school year showed that many are providing little to no student instruction.Mike Brake | April 7, 2020
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Budget & Tax
Lawmakers advance budget bills despite governor’s objection
Members of the Oklahoma Legislature have sent three bills to the governor to address a shortfall in the current state budget, even though an apparent dispute with the governor led to the cancellation of a meeting of the committee that officially certifies shortfalls.Ray Carter | April 7, 2020
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Culture & the Family
Lawmakers concur with health emergency declaration
Both chambers of the Oklahoma Legislature have voted to grant Gov. Kevin Stitt greater power to respond to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.Ray Carter | April 6, 2020