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Cancer Treatment Center to close

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Cancer Treatment Centers of America will close operations in Tulsa at the end of May. Why is CTCA Tulsa closing? According to their website, “We have worked tirelessly over multiple years to overcome the insurmountable patient access and insurance limitations for CTCA Tulsa, highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic, that have inexplicably restricted patient care options…

1st-degree manslaughter convict could be set free due to McGirt decision

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the McGirt v. Oklahoma case may be setting dangerous criminals free on technicalities. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler thinks it is a big problem and is urging citizens to contact the U.S. Congress to remedy the situation. Without a vote of the people, the McGirt decision is changing…

Stitt signs education funding reforms

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Gov. Kevin Stitt signed what he called “the most transformative education reform legislation in Oklahoma history” into law in a ceremony in the Blue Room at the Capitol. House Bill 2078 and Senate Bill 783 allow for students to attend public schools that best meet their needs and modernize the funding formula to match enrollment…

Alien purchases

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Some House Republicans, led by Rep. Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, sent a letter to Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter expressing their support for his efforts to work with local and statewide law enforcement to track reported transactions by aliens or foreign entities who acquire title to real property in Oklahoma…

Agency overreach target of proposal

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House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, passed a bill that he said will ensure agency rules go through a more transparent and thorough process before being approved or repealed. Senate Bill 913, by O’Donnell and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, would create the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) to review and recommend to the…

Everett’s Bill advanced

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The House Insurance Committee passed a bill that would prohibit discrimination against a potential organ transplant recipient based solely on the person’s physical or mental disability. Senate Bill 378 is a request from Edmond parents Rhys and Neely Gay, whose middle child, Everett, age three, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome shortly after he was born…

Veterans are honored

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The House unanimously approved a pair of resolutions recognizing Vietnam veterans and welcoming them home. The House also honored Vietnam Veteran Gary LaBass, of Owasso, as the Veteran of the Week.  House Resolution 1018 by Rep. Tommy Hardin, R-Madill, officially recognized and honored Vietnam War veterans for their service and sacrifice, joining the national celebration…

Motorists and riots laws

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would protect motorists from criminal or civil prosecution when they make a reasonable effort to escape from a crowd unlawfully blocking the road and surrounding the vehicle passed the House Judiciary-Criminal Committee. Senate Bill 560 is authored by Rep. Rick West, R-Heavener, and Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow. “Immunity…

‘Sarah Stitt Act’ OKed

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The Senate Public Safety Committee approved a measure to better prepare inmates to rejoin society and the workforce.  Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the Senate principal author of House Bill 1679, the “Sarah Stitt Act,” by Reps. Marilyn Stark, R-Bethany, and Brian Hill, R-Mustang.  The measure would require the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to…

Bill helps patients who are in long-term facilities

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The Senate Health and Human Services Committee unanimously approved legislation to better protect the health of residents in long-term care and assisted living centers. House Bill 1877, by Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, creates new procedures to further slow the over-prescribing of antipsychotic drugs to elderly Oklahomans in such facilities.      Coleman said, “This will ensure…