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The City Sentinel
May 22, 2021
By Patrick B. McGuigan
Patrick B. McGuigan, Special to The Southwest Ledger Hopes for a fully operational Managed Care system for implementation of Medicaid Expansion in Oklahoma probably ended.
Oklahoman
After Oklahoma voters narrowly passed a state question to expand Medicaid, new laws will change the state s initiative petition process.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law bills that will allow for recounts of state questions and require some initiative petitions to include a fiscal impact statement.
The initiative petition process, enshrined in Oklahoma s constitution, allows citizens to push for a statewide vote on an issue. In recent years, Oklahomans have increasingly used the process to circumvent Oklahoma s GOP-led Legislature to implement progressive policies, such as the legalization of medical marijuana, criminal justice reform and Medicaid expansion.
Stitt on Monday signed House Bill 2564, which will allow for automatic recounts of state questions in some situations and give Oklahoma s governor, attorney general or State Election Board secretary the opportunity to seek a recount.
Office Visit: Safe visitation critical to care
David Holden
Since the onset of the pandemic, there have been many horrible after-effects. Most would agree, one of the worst was how residents of long-term care facilities suffered unmercifully without loved ones by their side.
COVID-19 was unforgiving toward our state’s most vulnerable population. Residents of long-term care facilities found themselves locked in with nothing but a pane of glass casting a window to the world, friends and family members.
On the front end of the pandemic, “no-visitor” policies were instituted to mitigate spread and save lives, but no one could forecast the damage it would expel on the mental health of everyone involved.
By Janelle Stecklein/ CNHI State Reporter Apr 29, 2021
8 hrs ago
OKLAHOMA CITY â A bill attempting to ban the teaching of âcritical race theoryâ in Oklahomaâs public schools cleared the Legislature Thursday.
House Bill 1775, which also bans mandatory gender and sexual diversity training for students enrolled in Oklahoma colleges and universities, now advances to Gov. Kevin Stittâs desk. It passed overwhelmingly along largely party lines.
State Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, the measureâs author, said critical race theorists are pressing a âgrim and pessimistic narrativeâ about gender and race in America. The critical race theory movement attempts to examine how race intersects with American society, and how the legacy of that racism shapes issues today.