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Headlines: Budget Shortfall, Teacher Shortage & Tornado Predictions

Headlines for Monday, April 27, 2015:

  • Facing a $611 million shortfall, state lawmakers are eyeing “off-the-top” funds in the budget. (NewsOK)

  • The case of an unarmed black man shot by a Tulsa reserve deputy shines a light on the program. (Tulsa World)

  • The teacher shortage in Oklahoma is getting worse. (Tulsa World)

  • A bill allowing Oklahoma City and Tulsa to set up charter schools gets new life. (Oklahoma Watch)

  • The Education Department is working to get more teachers in classrooms. (Tulsa World)

  • Oklahoma City School’s financial officer gets tasked with looking at the district’s buildings. (NewsOK)

  • The US Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments this Wednesday in Oklahoma’s execution protocol. (NewsOK)

  • New changes could cause problems for mortgages. (Journal Record)

  • More than 7,000 Oklahomans with disabilities are waiting on services from the state. (Tulsa World)

  • Applications to build storm shelters have spiked a month after a tornado touched down in Moore. (NewsOK)

  • The National Weather Service wants to better predict tornadoes. (NewsOK)

  • A downtown nonprofit retailer is going out of business. (Journal Record)

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