 In The Know is your daily briefing on Oklahoma policy-related news. Inclusion of a story does not necessarily mean endorsement by the Oklahoma Policy Institute. Some stories may be behind paywall or require subscription. OK Policy encourages the support of Oklahoma's state and local media, which are vital to an informed citizenry. Click here to subscribe to In The Know and click here see past editions. | Oklahoma News State Government News - (Audio) Vaccination waiver denied, new Oklahoma County jail considered, executions pending and more [KOSU]
- Initial state jobless claims decline 62% from previous week [Tulsa World]
- State agency responding to growing cyber threats [The Journal Record]
Tribal Nations News - Chickasaw Nation faces resistance on request to exempt OKANA resort from city design review [The Oklahoman]
- (Audio) The Source: Oklahoma tribes pushing university to return ancestral remains [The Oklahoman]
Criminal Justice News - Family of Oklahoma death row inmate begs Gov. Stitt to spare his life 8 days before scheduled execution [KFOR]
- Death row inmate Wade Greely Lay may get execution delay because of competency questions [The Oklahoman]
- (Audio) 'Focus: Black Oklahoma': Capital punishment, reproductive rights, Black WWII veterans [KOSU]
- Oklahoma County Presiding Judge Ray Elliott to retire [NonDoc]
- 'Break the cycle': New degree plan offered by Oklahoma Christian to incarcerated women [The Oklahoman]
Economy & Business News - Oklahoma meat processing and packing plant cited by OSHA for workplace safety issues [The Oklahoman] | [KOSU]
- Report highlights potential for hydrogen in Oklahoma’s energy mix [The Journal Record]
Education News - UCO faces a 'daunting' financial shortfall while rumors of faculty layoffs swirl [The Oklahoman]
Oklahoma Local News - MAPS 4 Board gets to work on two RFPs for potential project operators [OKC Free Press]
- Local State of Economy keynote speaker sees optimism for Tulsa area [Tulsa World]
- Tulsa curbside recycling to restart in late January [Tulsa World]
- Area nonprofits left out of new DHS TANF program awarding $27M statewide [Enid News & Eagle]
Quote of the Day “No one should ever have to worry about, ‘How long am I going to have to ride this out before I go to see what’s wrong?’ That’s how things get worse.” -Danielle Gaddis, a 26-year-old Oklahoman who had been uninsured for two years before enrolling in Medicaid expansion this summer. When she was uninsured, she was reluctant to see a doctor during that time, fearing the medical bills. She starts medical school in August. [Kaiser Health News] Number of the Day 515 Oklahoma's three-day average of people hospitalized with COVID-19, including 158 under intensive care. This marked the first time since late October that the number was above 500. [Oklahoma State Department of Health via AP News] Policy Note Throwing Money at People—Not Corporations—to Come to Town: Tulsa pays remote workers to move there, and it’s proved to be a better strategy than paying corporations to relocate there. [The American Prospect] You can sign up here to receive In The Know by e-mail. | Oklahoma Policy Institute
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