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Oklahoma lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal. It could be as soon as the weekend if you ask certain members of the House. But remaining funding disagreements and a shake-up in Senate fiscal leadership are expected to delay productive negotiations.
Get up-to-date on the latest from the state capitol, as lawmakers work their way through thousands of bills concerning taxes, school funding, reproductive care and more.
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President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last weekend's severe storms in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties.
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Preliminary damage estimates from Saturday’s deadly tornado in Sulphur are upwards of $6.9 million. Federal representatives surveyed the impacts Tuesday.
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Local headlines for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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In a letter sent Friday to the leader of the state Senate, Gov. Kevin Stitt withdrew her nomination for the secretary role, removing her from the Senate confirmation process.
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USPS will move outgoing mail operations from the Tulsa facility to its corresponding facility in OKC while still processing incoming mail.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature on House Bill 4156 means Oklahoma joins the handful of other states trying to change the status quo of U.S. immigration enforcement.
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This is the latest music playing on The Spy for April 30th. This week features new music from Pet Shop Boys, Iron & Wine, St. Vincent and more.
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A rise in breast cancer among younger women prompted the U.S. Preventive Task Force to issue new screening guidelines. They recommend mammograms every other year, starting at age 40.
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Local headlines for Tuesday, April 30, 2024
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Oklahoma lawmakers have a message for people affected by the tornados that roared through Oklahoma this weekend: help is on the way.
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A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their urban counterparts. And that gap has widened over the years.
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Health care services at Mercy Health Love County in Marietta are temporarily unavailable after a deadly tornado Saturday night left severe damage.
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