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As of this advisory, there are 158,408 cases of COVID-19 in Oklahoma.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition (OVAC) is seeking submissions from Oklahoma artists, ages 30 and younger, to participate as Spotlight and Survey Artists in their Momentum 2021 exhibitions. The application opened October 1 , 2020, and the application deadlines are November 19th, 2020, for Spotlight, and January 14 , 2021, for General Survey.
Read moreA $7.5 million leadership gift from Jim and Christy Everest and the E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation will endow a world-class chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in Children in partnership with OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center.
Read moreSen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, has filed the first Senate bill for the 2021 session. The measure, aimed at strengthening Oklahoma statutes on scrap metal theft, is named for a Tulsa police officer who helped formulate the language, but was later killed in the line of duty. Hall said Senate Bill 1 has been named the Sergeant Craig Johnson Oklahoma Scrap Metal Dealers Act in memory of the fallen officer.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol is currently in the trial phase of a new accountability program, set to go into effect January 1, 2021. The program utilizes a point system to keep track of the daily duties of troopers and emphasizes the main goals of OHP; public safety and traffic safety.
Read moreTo mitigate a rise in fraudulent claims, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) is requiring claimants filing weekly claims on ui.ok. gov to verify their identity to process unemployment claims, as of Nov. 12. OESC is providing a list of tips to simplify the online identity verification process.
Read moreGovernor Kevin Stitt announced the hiring of Amanda Rodriguez as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the State of Oklahoma, a new role tasked with overseeing Executive Budget development and working across the Governor’s Cabinet to improve financial reporting and accountability.
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