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Headlines: Budget talks, Shawnee mental health & Thunder advances in playoffs

Local headlines for Monday, April 28, 2025

Budget talks are picking up as lawmakers enter their final month of the session. (NewsOK)

Lawmakers scrutinize legislation to cut the state’s income tax. (Tulsa World)

Heartland Flyer faces an uncertain future after Texas budget cuts. (KOSU)

Senators advance a bill to give inmates some relief from fees. (The Frontier)

State Senate panel approves of two sports betting bills. (Oklahoma Voice)

FEMA grant cuts threaten projects at Overholser Dam. (NewsOK)

Federal cuts impact mental health care in Shawnee’s police department. (KOSU)

Audit finds the Cleveland County sheriff overspent by $4M. (NewsOK)

Authorities are investigating a homicide at the Oklahoma County Jail. (NewsOK)

The U.S. Supreme Court prepares to take up the case of a Catholic charter school. (Tulsa World)

Judge rejects Muscogee Nation’s request to block Tulsa law enforcement. (KOSU)

Measles cases jump to 12 in Oklahoma. (Tulsa World)

State Superintendent Ryan Walters says all districts signed anti-DEI agreement. (NewsOK)

The State Board of Education delays a vote to clarify its record. (NewsOK)

Governor Stitt names a new pick for the OU Board of Regents. (NewsOK)

Oklahoma State names Jim Hess as its 20th president. (KOSU)

OSU’s Hamm Institute holds a summit to examine energy and AI. (NewsOK)

Decades-old oil well pollution could threaten Oklahoma County’s aquifer. (NewsOK)

Oklahoma County is working to develop a new master plan. (NewsOK)

New grants could bring high speed Internet to rural parts of the state. (KOSU)

Tulsa is keeping its fluoride policy. (Tulsa World)

City leaders in Tulsa are planning a second community conversation tonight. (Tulsa World)

A new book updates the story of Tulsa’s 1921 Race Massacre. (Tulsa World)

The OKC Thunder awaits word of next opponent in NBA playoffs. (NewsOK)

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