She needed lifesaving medication, but the only hospital in her Oklahoma town did not have it

View this email in your browser TODAY AT THE FRONTIER Have ideas for other stories you'd like to see in The Frontier or want to give us feedback? Please email us. Your financial support for our investigative journalism is now tax deductible. To become a Friend of The Frontier, click here. This newsletter is edited by Brianna Bailey. Contact her at brianna@readfrontier.com. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.  She needed lifesaving medication, but the only hospital in her Oklahoma town did not have it Mabel Garcia went to the only emergency room in Texas County, Oklahoma, which didn’t have a drug for heart attacks and strokes. She was airlifted to a larger hospital that gave her the drug she needed, but it was too late. She suffered brain damage. Parole board member threatens director in effort to stop Julius Jones commutation hearing The executive director of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board requested a leave of absence last week after a board member threatened him with a grand jury investigation if he did not seek to reverse a legal opinion that death row inmates are eligible for commutation hearings.   Attorney General says Jones and other death row inmates can apply for commutation The letter comes on the same day The Frontier reported board member Allen McCall sent multiple emails to the board’s executive director, threatening to accuse him of unspecified criminal activities if he didn’t seek an opinion from the attorney general. Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion, join majority of states Oklahoma voters narrowly approved an expansion of Medicaid on Tuesday after years of local political opposition and the governor’s own claim that it would result in budget cuts to core services next year.    Bice, Neese in runoff to take on Horn in CD5 race State Sen. Stephanie Bice and businesswoman Terry Neese have advanced to a runoff in the fifth congressional district Republican primary, setting up a two-month race in an attempt to topple Rep. Kendra Horn in November. As Oklahoma coronavirus cases surge, officials tout state’s ‘manageable’ hospitalization levels On Tuesday, the state reported 374 Oklahomans were hospitalized. The number has been trending briskly upward, up nearly 90 percent compared to June 19 when there were 197 hospitalizations. THIS WEEK: Gov. Kevin Stitt's response to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.  Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.  Copyright © 2020 The Frontier, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive our weekly newsletter. Our mailing address is: The Frontier 302 Reconciliation Way Tulsa, OK, 74120 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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