Stitt declares ‘health emergency,’ triggers special session of Legislature
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has declared a "health emergency," triggering a state statute that requires a special session of the Oklahoma Legislature to convene...
Creating a playbook for nonprofits in the COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic really struck home for Oklahoma City — and perhaps for a lot of the country — on March 11, when a...
Private labs limit COVID-19 testing data, Stitt extends shutdown order statewide
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt announced the latest version of his COVID-19 executive order this afternoon, expanding business restrictions statewide and extending his "safer at...
State Regents for Higher Ed hold first virtual meeting
The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education held their first virtual meeting via Zoom conference this morning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the 11-minute...
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2020 census: Oklahoma mayors challenge each other
While the COVID-19 pandemic dominates the news, there are other things happening in the country, including the 2020 census, which will have a lasting...
Savings and stimulus could mitigate Oklahoma revenue failure, shortfall
(Update: On the afternoon of Friday, April 3, Gov. Kevin Stitt revealed that the revenue failure discussed in the story below is expected to...
Dr. Jim Tomasek: OUHSC pursuing COVID-19 vaccine
As Oklahomans, Americans and humanity as a whole are learning to practice social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19, scientists across the globe...
Brandt Vawter leaves Commissioners of the Land Office
Brandt Vawter, the acting secretary for the Commissioners of the Land Office who lacked a statutorily required credential for the position, has resigned.
In a...
College students adjust to online classes amid pandemic
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, universities around the nation have moved classes online and have even cancelled spring graduations. However, while the adjustment may...
COVID-19 spread, #oklaed, testing, orders and stimulus
As the COVID-19 novel coronavirus continues its spread across the United States, adjustments to daily life have become the new norm, and the storylines...
