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Dick Pryor: This is Capitol Insider, your weekly look inside Oklahoma politics, policy and government. I m Dick Pryor with eCapitol news director, Shawn Ashley. So far, this legislative session has been highlighted by several bills that may have important implications but have received attention in large part because of their political shock value. There s been a lot of posturing on social issues, but these kinds of bills often generate more heat than light and wind up not becoming law. So rather than give more oxygen to those bills, today let s talk about some substantive legislation that may not be getting attention but could affect a lot of people. Shawn, first, an update is in the works for the Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program.
For The Inter-Mountain
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam; Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan; and Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha; look on as Gov. Jim Justice signs a bill creating the stateâs first intermediate court of appeals.
CHARLESTON After more than 20 years of recommendations and attempts, West Virginia is finally getting an intermediate court of appeals.
Gov. Jim Justice formally signed Senate Bill 275 creating the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act, according to a letter sent to the Senate Thursday. Justice held a ceremonial bill signing for SB 275 Friday at the Capitol in Charleston along with legislative leaders and justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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APPEALS COURT Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr, R-Putnam; Senate President Craig Blair, R-Berkeley; Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Trump, R-Morgan; and Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo, R-Kanawha; look on as Gov. Jim Justice signs a bill creating the state’s first intermediate court of appeals.
CHARLESTON After more than 20 years of recommendations and attempts, West Virginia is getting an intermediate court of appeals.
Gov. Jim Justice formally signed Senate Bill 275 creating the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act, according to a letter sent to the Senate Thursday. Justice held a ceremonial bill signing for SB 275 Friday at the Capitol in Charleston along with legislative leaders and justices of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.
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Oklahoman
An Oklahoma state lawmaker introduced legislation Wednesday to stop Gov. Kevin Stitt from overhauling Oklahoma s Medicaid program.
Rep. Marcus McEntire introduced legislation for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to implement internal managed care as opposed to outsourcing care management for most Medicaid recipients to four major insurance companies.
In other words, McEntire, R-Duncan, wants to reform the Health Care Authority so the agency better manages health care for Medicaid recipients in-house.
McEntire has been an outspoken critic of the governor s $2 billion plan to implement privatized Medicaid managed care, in which the state would pay private companies to oversee health care for most of the program s beneficiaries. The changes, which were approved by the Health Care Authority board, are expected to occur in the fall, after Oklahoma expands Medicaid on July 1 to cover more low-income residents.