
Emma Murphy
Emma Murphy is a reporter covering health care, juvenile justice and higher education/career technical schools for Oklahoma Voice, a non-profit independent news outlet.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt named an interim commissioner of the Oklahoma mental health department Tuesday, following the Legislature’s vote to fire the previous agency head last week.
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Oklahoma retailers will no longer be required to mark up products after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill amending the Unfair Sales Act.
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Republicans are moving forward with legislation to restructure a voter-approved state board that oversees a multi-billion dollar trust after it didn't immediately allocate $50 million to pay for a new University of Oklahoma hospital, Democrat lawmakers said.
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In an effort to “protect family privacy,” Oklahoma lawmakers fast-tracked a bill to the governor on Wednesday that will no longer allow the public to view the names of Oklahomans who received a controversial private school tax credit.
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After two hours of debate and discussion, House lawmakers on Tuesday sent legislation to Gov. Kevin Stitt that would ban Oklahoma colleges and universities from using state funds for “diversity, equity and inclusion” jobs, activities or programs.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed a new member to the University of Oklahoma Board of Regents Wednesday.
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Oklahoma lawmakers sent a bill that would limit the governor’s power to close businesses in a pandemic to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk Monday after over an hour of discussion on the House floor.