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Midwife Licensing Becomes Law - May 18, 2020
Shepherd’s Law, providing for licensure of midwives, becomes law OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislation creating a system for licensing midwives has been signed into law. Senate Bill 1823, creating Shep...
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Oklahoma COVID-19 Update – 18 May 2020 - May 18, 2020
SITUATION UPDATE: COVID-19 As of this advisory, there are 5,398 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma. Kay County has 49 confirmed cases of the virus, resulting in 7 deaths, and 40 peop...
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Miss NOCs to Reign Another Year - May 18, 2020
The Miss America Competition has been canceled for 2020 due to Covid-19 allowing current Miss NOC’s Carli Pendleton and Emily Hall to serve another year as the current Miss NOC’s. Pendleton, ...
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Senate Minutes by Senator Chuck Hall - May 18, 2020
Every legislative session presents its own unique challenges—this time last year, many of us were dividing our time between finishing up legislation here at the Capitol and trying to assist with the...
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Sen. Roland Pederson announces Enid blood drive - May 18, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – To alleviate the blood supply shortage caused by COVID-19, Sen. Roland Pederson, R-Burlington, will host a blood drive in Enid in conjunction with the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI)....
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Man blocks black delivery driver in an Oklahoma neighborhood - May 16, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A black delivery driver says he was overcome with emotion while recording himself and a black co-worker being blocked into a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood for more than an ho...
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Tensions rise as Texas Governor readies to lift more rules - May 16, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Local leaders on the Texas border are asking Republican Gov. Greg Abbott to delay letting more businesses reopen next week. Health officials in El Paso say they're worried about...
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State reopens bars, weddings, funerals, sports in next phase - May 16, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma is reopening bars as well as allowing weddings, funerals, and organized sports to resume under the next phase of Gov. Kevin Stitt's statewide reopening plan. Stitt said...
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Legislature passes bills to boost Medicaid funding - May 16, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Legislature has approved two separate measures that aim to boost funding for the state's Medicaid program. The House on Friday narrowly approved a bill that will...
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Facebook comment toward Norman mayor triggers threat probe - May 16, 2020
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A social media comment that called Norman Mayor Breea Clark a vulgar name and said “the problem with politicians, they don't get hung in public anymore” has triggered a poli...
