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After a week of speculation, Republican state leaders announced Thursday afternoon a high-level agreement on an $8.3 billion budget.
Gov. Kevin Stitt said the plan goes back to goals he laid out in February during his state of the state address. No. 1 was to make Oklahoma a top-10 place for business, No. 2 was to deliver Oklahomans more for their money and No. 3 was always to invest in our fellow Oklahomans, and I believe this budget has accomplished all three of those items, Stitt said.
Senate President Pro Tem Greg Treat said the plan for fiscal year 2022 looks a lot different than the one for FY21 announced last May during a socially distanced news conference and with more than $1 billion in cuts.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -
Seven more virus-related deaths and 151 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Thursday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
A total of 450,847 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the provisional death count of virus-related deaths stayed at 8,361, the state health department said on Friday.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 171 cases
, the state health department said.
As of Wednesday, 2,796,112 total vaccine doses have been administered and 1,564,846 prime doses have been given by the state. More than 1,248,100 Oklahomans have completed both inoculations.
OSDH: 153 New COVID-19 Cases Reported, 11 More Virus-Related Deaths Added To State s Provisional Death Count
Eleven more virus-related deaths and 153 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Wednesday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
A total of 450,696 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the provisional death count of virus-related deaths stayed at 8,354, the state health department said on Thursday.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 183 cases
, the state health department said.
As of Wednesday, 2,796,112 total vaccine doses have been administered and 1,564,846 prime doses have been given by the state. More than 1,248,100 Oklahomans have completed both inoculations.
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Members of the Oklahoma City Board of Education unanimously disavowed a new law banning critical race theory from being taught in public schools.
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the legislation, House Bill 1775, into law Friday.
All eight members of the school board voted to formally denounce the bill during a meeting Monday evening.
Board member Ruth Veales, who is Black and Native American, said the law aims to quiet conversations on race “in order to protect white fragility.”
“As a district that’s over 80% students of color, this is definitely an insult,” Veales said. “It is a situation that is so egregious to me.”
OSDH: 143 New COVID-19 Cases Reported, 6 More Virus-Related Deaths Added To Provisional Death Count
Six more virus-related deaths and 143 new coronavirus cases were reported in the state since Tuesday, according to daily numbers released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.
A total of 450,543 Oklahomans have tested positive for COVID-19 and the provisional death count of virus-related deaths stayed at 8,343, the state health department said on Wednesday.
The seven-day rolling average for new cases reported was 182 cases
, the state health department said.
As of Wednesday, 2,796,112 total vaccine doses have been administered and 1,564,846 prime doses have been given by the state. More than 1,248,100 Oklahomans have completed both inoculations.