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Criminal Justice Expungement reform touted as way to reduce crimeIf the Oklahoma government allows automatic expungement of certain lower-level criminal convictions, it will help people who have served their sentences to again become productive members of society and make them less likely to reoffend, a panel of experts told state lawmakers during an interim study. Ray Carter | August 31, 2021 Expungement reform touted as way to reduce crime Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. When Oklahomans voted in 2020 to expand Medicaid to cover able-bodied adults with incomes below a certain level, proponents claimed expansion would prevent people from having to forgo life-saving care and save rural hospitals in the process. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Medicaid-expansion benefits prove overstated Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
If you were paid $218,250 for a relatively light workload compared to your peers, how would you respond? University of Oklahoma Professor Suzette Grillot opted for insubordination and filing lawsuits filled with inflammatory allegations against her employer.
READ MORE OU professor gets reality check Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
When the Supreme Court handed down its decision in McGirt v. Oklahoma, it stripped the Oklahoma state government of the ability to prosecute crimes committed by or against American Indians in those areas.
Tribal leaders have suggested tribal police forces will fill much of the gap. But many Cherokees indicate their tribal police have too often been used as political enforcers rather than as law-enforcement officials in the 14 counties that comprise the Cherokee Nation.  Many Cherokees indicate their tribal police have too often been used as political enforcers rather than as law-enforcement officials. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Abuse of tribal police alleged in Cherokee Nation Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
In the past year, federal deficit spending and associated national debt have exploded to previously unthinkable levels with ever-accelerating speed. That threatens the financial well-being of average citizens, experts warned during a recent Oklahoma City panel.
 In the past year, federal deficit spending and associated national debt have exploded to previously unthinkable levels with ever-accelerating speed. T (Feed generated with FetchRSS) National debt threatens citizens’ futures, experts say Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Health Care Medicaid-expansion benefits prove overstatedWhen Oklahomans voted in 2020 to expand Medicaid to cover able-bodied adults with incomes below a certain level, proponents claimed expansion would prevent people from having to forgo life-saving care and save rural hospitals in the process. Ray Carter | August 31, 2021 Medicaid-expansion benefits prove overstated Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. If you were paid $218,250 for a relatively light workload compared to your peers, how would you respond? University of Oklahoma Professor Suzette Grillot opted for insubordination and filing lawsuits filled with inflammatory allegations against her employer. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) OU professor gets reality check Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Many Cherokees indicate their tribal police have too often been used as political enforcers rather than as law-enforcement officials. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Abuse of tribal police alleged in Cherokee Nation Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  In the past year, federal deficit spending and associated national debt have exploded to previously unthinkable levels with ever-accelerating speed. That threatens the financial well-being of average citizens, experts warned during a recent Oklahoma City panel. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) National debt threatens citizens’ futures, experts say Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Biden announced that the U.S. Department of Education will use all “oversight authorities and legal actions” against states that allow parents to choose whether to mask their children at school, a group that includes Oklahoma.
 The Biden administration is targeting states that allow parents a choice in whether their children are masked at school. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Biden ignores Taliban, targets Oklahoma parent choice Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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