Governor Kevin Stitt signed SB 1053 and SB 617 Thursday, fully funding the state government through the month of April but did not sign a third bill sent by lawmakers. Stitt also called on the Legislature to restore funding cuts to Oklahoma’s digital transformation initiatives and preserve all funding to the FY 2020 budget. “Let…
On Friday, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced a comprehensive hospital surge plan to ensure Oklahoma is prepared to handle a surge in demand on hospital and health care systems due to the Chinese coronaviruse pandemic. The health model projects Oklahoma’s peak hospital demand will be on April 23. The model projects Oklahomans will require 1,115 hospital…
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) released its forecast on how the COVID-19 pandemic could occur in the state through May 1. “Over the past week, Oklahoma has significantly increased COVID-19 testing data due to expanded capacity at labs and more than 80 mobile testing locations across the state,” said Dr. Aaron Wendelboe, interim…
Stitt approved more than 450 offenders for commutations to decrease prison overcrowding and reduce the risk of a COVID-19 outbreak. “In these unprecedented times, we must take action while safeguarding our Department of Corrections staff, inmate population and the public,” said Stitt. “We are recommending inmates self-quarantine for a period of 14 days if they’re…
A Safer at Home Order is in place for every Tulsan, prohibiting public events, private events and social gatherings through April 30.
As more people stay home, residential recycling collection is up 16 percent and refuse collection is up 18 percent, but trash haulers are keeping up with the demand. Officials said if members of a household are sick, double bag trash and place it in the gray trash cart to protect trash haulers. One city employee…
On April 13 at the Board of County Commissioners meeting, Commissioners extended the resolution set to expire to keep restricted access to the courthouse to May 4. No COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Tulsa County Jail, which has a population around 1,000. Two tests at the jail have come back negative.
On April 9, Tulsa Police Class 117 took their Oath of Office in a distanced formation at the Tulsa Police Memorial as Chief Franklin swore them in. To help keep officers safe, Tulsa Police are asking residents to make non-life-threatening reports online at www.tulsapolice.org or by phone through the Tulsa Police non-emergency number at 918-596-9222….
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on March 29 accepted 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated by Sandoz, the Novartis generics and biosimilars division, and one million doses of Resochin (medical grade chloroquine phosphate) donated by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for possible use in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or for use in…
Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing Christian communities and leaders filed a amicus brief in federal district court last Monday that supports the Oklahoma governor’s executive order that suspends all elective surgeries, including elective abortions, until April 30 to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s order exempts non-elective abortions, but some abortionists in…