‘Our fear is great’: People with disabilities feel left out as Oklahoma rolls out COVID-19 vaccine

People with developmental disabilities and their families are frustrated they haven't been  prioritized in the state’s plan.

View this email in your browser THIS WEEK 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.  ‘Our fear is great’: People with disabilities feel left out as Oklahoma rolls out COVID-19 vaccine About eight weeks after Oklahoma started its vaccine rollout, people with developmental disabilities, their caregivers and families are frustrated and disheartened they aren’t being prioritized in the state’s plan. Despite federal moratorium, thousands of evictions continue in Oklahoma Oklahoma landlords are increasingly seeking other routes to get tenants who have failed to pay rent out of their homes, attorneys for both sides say, even when the tenant presents the landlord with a declaration from the CDC to protect them from eviction. Lawmaker proposes ‘Conviction Integrity Unit’ to review death penalty cases The unit would fall under the state’s Pardon and Parole Board, and the bill comes less than a year after Attorney General Mike Hunter ruled the board could review commutation requests filed by inmates on Oklahoma’s Death Row. Oklahoma jails and prisons don’t know when they will receive the COVID-19 vaccine Oklahoma jails and prisons, which have cultivated some of the state’s biggest outbreaks of the disease, are still on the waiting list for the COVID-19 vaccine. Stitt wants changes to the school funding formula and student transfer policy Stitt’s proposed changes would see growing schools receive more money but could challenge districts with declining enrollment. From the state Capitol – Stitt could sign virtual meetings bill as early as next week The Frontier is tracking Oklahoma’s state government during the 2021 legislative session. Here is the latest news from the state Capitol. Oklahoma’s COVID-19 hospitalizations, new cases falling after record highs in January Hospitalizations and new cases are falling, but reported deaths are still elevated. Listen Frontier: A new legislative session begins Reporters Kassie McClung, Kayla Branch and host Ben Felder discuss the start of a new legislative session, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State address and the latest with the governor’s push for managed care. 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 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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