Critics of a proposal to impose work requirements on some Oklahoma Medicaid recipients said Tuesday that the plan is designed to reduce the state’s Medicaid rolls at the expense of health care services for some of its poorest citizens.
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Gov. Mary Fallin has signed a revised set of emergency rules governing the use of medical marijuana in Oklahoma less than a week after they were approved by the state Board of Health.
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Eliminated are the rules banning the sale of smokable pot and requiring a pharmacist be in every dispensary.
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The original rules approved in early July prompted outrage from medical marijuana supporters who said they were far too restrictive.
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Kaitlyn Pinkerton spoke about mental health at the Cherokee Nation Junior Miss Cherokee competition in 2017, which paved the way for her platform across the country.
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The Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy fired its executive director Wednesday after state investigators confirmed she is the target of a bribery probe involving text messages exchanged with a top lawyer involved in writing the state's new medical marijuana rules.
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The State Board of Pharmacy has scheduled a special meeting to discuss possible disciplinary action against its executive director after authorities confirmed she's under investigation.
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Gov. Mary Fallin has authorized a state question that would allow eye doctors to practice inside Oklahoma retail establishments to appear on the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
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The state and a pharmaceutical company would agree to a set payment if its medication works as advertised, but only a fraction of that if the drug is not as effective as promised.
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin on July 11 signed into place strict emergency rules for medical marijuana that pot advocates say are intentionally aimed at delaying the voter-approved use of medicinal cannabis.
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Except for the southernmost states in North America, mosquito season starts in the summer and continues into fall.
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