State Attorney General Mike Hunter says he’s resigning. (KOSU)
Hunter’s sudden resignation leaves work unfinished. (Journal Record)
Epic Charter Schools announces a complete governance overhaul. (Tulsa World)
Oklahoma’s Provisional Death Count from COVID-19 holds steady at 8,436. (KOSU)
OU Health plans to close COVID testing sites. (NewsOK)
Animal disease labs get ready for the next pandemic. (KOSU)
Governor Stitt considers bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine and mask requirements. (KOSU)
Stitt signs bill limiting “federal overreach”. (NewsOK)
Lawmakers hope to speed up Real ID. (Tulsa World)
Tulsa police chief says vigilance is needed ahead of massacre centennial events. (Tulsa World)
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Oklahoma will get a refund for its unused stockpile of hydroxychloroquine, the state s attorney general announced.
The state reached an agreement with supplier FFF Enterprises of California to get back the full purchase price paid for the drug in April 2020. When it was determined the drug wasn t effective in combatting the virus, they did the right thing by refunding our money, said State Attorney General Mike Hunter (R), in a statement.
According to the official agreement, FFF Enterprises procured a supply of 100-count bottles of 200-mg hydroxychloroquine tablets from importer Rising Pharma on April 7, 2020, at the request of the Oklahoma Department of Health.
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Alabama
Montgomery: The state has temporarily paused giving the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” while federal officials investigate reports of rare blood clots, the state health officer announced Tuesday. Dr. Scott Harris cautioned people to remember those were just six incidents out of 6.8 million doses of the J&J vaccine that have been given across the nation. “COVID-19 vaccine safety is a top priority for Alabama. It is important to know that the adverse effects potentially stemming from the Johnson & Johnson shot have been extremely rare in the country, but out of an abundance of caution, Alabama is temporarily pausing these shots until we know more,” Gov. Kay Ivey said in a statement. Some vaccine appointments were likely canceled this week, Harris said. But he said the J&J vaccine ma