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OU Offers Nurse Refresher Course - January 24, 2021
(News Release) - For more than two decades, there has been a shortage of licensed practical nurses and registered nurses in Oklahoma. Today, Oklahoma does not have enough nurses to meet the ...
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Bill filed to keep Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center open - January 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – State Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika, and Rep. Trey Caldwell, R-Lawton, have filed legislation to keep the Southwest Oklahoma Juvenile Center (SWOJC) in Manitou operating. The ...
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Senate pro tem files bill extending Open Meeting law pandemic exemptions - January 24, 2021
Treat files separate bill to modernize the law OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat filed legislation Thursday to extend exemptions to the state’s Open Meeting Act th...
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House Completes Bill Filing Process for 2021 Session - January 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives completed bill filing Thursday, Jan. 21 for the first session of the 58th Legislature. A total of 1,942 House Bills, 44 House Joint Resolutio...
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2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs - January 24, 2021
(AP) — U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining under record numbers of COVID-19 patients. These hospital units take care of the sickest of the sick. Some are ru...
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Oklahoma man charged with taking part in US Capitol invasion - January 24, 2021
MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — A 23-year-old Oklahoma man has been arrested for allegedly taking part in the storming of the U.S. Capitol this month by supporters of the former President. Andrew Craig Er...
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Oklahoma to target minority communities for virus vaccines - January 24, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma health officials say they plan to work with retailers and faith leaders in minority communities to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Deputy Health Commis...
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Seminole chief: No new oil, gas tax within tribal boundaries - January 23, 2021
WEWOKA, Okla. (AP) — The chief of the Seminole Nation says the tribe has no current plans to tax oil and gas production on all land within its traditional reservation boundaries. Chief Greg Chilcoat...
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Stitt appoints ex-football player to Board of Education - January 23, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is appointing an ex-University of Oklahoma football player and businessman from Yukon to the State Board of Education. Stitt announced on Friday that h...
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Stitt seeks negotiations with tribal leaders - January 23, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has reached out to leaders of the Five Tribes of Oklahoma to begin formal negotiations related to last year's landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on tri...
