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Headlines: Medical Marijuana, Seminole Charter School & Osage Land

Headlines for August 25, 2016:

  • Medical marijuana supporters push forward to get the measure on the November ballot. (Tulsa World)

  • The runner up in a Congressional Democratic runoff hasn’t decided whether to seek a recount. (AP)

  • Concerns are rising of unaffordable health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. (NewsOK)

  • Budget cuts could force furloughs at the Department of Public Safety and Highway Patrol. (NewsOK)

  • Delays are possible in state’s food stamp program. (KWTV)

  • Tulsa County threatens a lawsuit against the State Department of Corrections. (Tulsa World)

  • A state lawmaker wants to look at whether IT consolidation is saving the state money. (Journal Record)

  • PSO is asking for a $132 million rate hike. (Journal Record)

  • An OKC medical testing lab is getting managed by a third party after its parent company couldn’t pay back its loans. (Journal Record)

  • A Seminole company CEO files paperwork to launch a charter school. (NewsOK)

  • Organizations at OSU provide smoke alarms and alert devices for people with disabilities. (KOSU)

  • Oklahoma youth sports organizers are seeing a boost in business following the Olympic games in Rio. (Journal Record)

  • Prairie Land owned by media mogul Ted Turner gets transferred to the Osage Nation. (Tulsa World)

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