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Stitt declares end to COVID-19 restrictions By: Janice Francis-Smith The Journal Record March 11, 2021
Gov. Kevin Stitt said his administration made all the right decisions regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Janice Francis-Smith)
OKLAHOMA CITY – All restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic will be removed with the executive order Gov. Kevin Stitt is expected to release Friday.
“The standard for normal cannot be zero cases,” Stitt said during a press conference held Thursday at the Oklahoma state Capitol. “In Oklahoma the standard for normal is freedom. The freedom to worship, the freedom to go to work and earn a paycheck, the freedom to visit your loved ones in nursing homes, the freedom to send your kids to school in person, and the freedom to protect your family however you see fit.”
House Bill 1091, by Rep. Carol Bush, R-Tulsa, would require the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers Oklahoma s Medicaid program, to spend all appropriated funds "in accordance with legislative intent"
Legislation that would clarify rules for management of Medicaid in Oklahoma passed in the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday and advanced to the