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Bill to Exempt Law Officers from Jury Duty Sent to Governor - April 19, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that will exempt certain law enforcement officers from jury duty passed the state Senate on Thursday and moves to the governor for his consideration of signing it into law. ...
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Student Vision Legislation passes, goes to Governor - April 18, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Legislation to help public schools more quickly identify students with vision problems passed the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1598, authored by Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tul...
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AG Opposes Biden Admin’s position on Mining and Reclamation in Oklahoma - April 18, 2021
Letter: Your demand appears to have no adequate basis in law OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Mike Hunter today sharply rebuked Pres. Joe Biden’s Interior Department’s Office of Surfa...
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Oklahoma coronavirus case number averages are declining - April 18, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The rolling average of coronavirus cases in Oklahoma is declining, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The average of new cases has fallen by 27.4 during ...
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Virus-related unemployment claims rise in Oklahoma - April 17, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission says virus-related claims for unemployment benefits, including initial and continuing claims as well as the four-week moving average,...
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Oklahoma court stays ruling, killer remains in state custody - April 17, 2021
(AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has stayed its ruling that overturns a man's conviction and death sentence while the state asks the U.S. Supreme Court to rule it has concurrent jurisdi...
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High court takes up case on virus relief funding for tribes - April 17, 2021
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine who is eligible for more than $530 million in federal virus relief funding set aside for...
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GOP Oklahoma lawmaker criticized for transgender comments - April 17, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who helped revive an anti-transgender bill is coming under fire for saying transgender people “have a mental illness.” Rep. Justin Humphrey made the ...
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Treatment ban creates uncertainty for trans youth, families - April 17, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas' law banning gender confirming treatments for transgender minors hasn't taken effect yet, but it's already causing pain and uncertainty for hundreds of youth who ar...
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Black soldier mistreatment common even before Virginia case - April 17, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Videos of a Black and Latino Army lieutenant who was pepper-sprayed and handcuffed during a traffic stop in rural Virginia have been viewed millions of times. The episode was a g...