Local headlines for Wednesday, August 19, 2020:
- Health officials report 17 new deaths from COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma City is considering an extension to its mask mandate. (NewsOK)
- An anti-mask group is suing Tulsa because of its mandate on face coverings. (Tulsa World)
- State delivers $10M in personal protective equipment to schools. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa area schools reports outbreaks of COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- Experts say businesses have protections from COVID-19 lawsuits. (Journal Record)
- OKC makes $2M available for live performance venues. (Journal Record)
- Federal government approves state’s request for additional unemployment assistance. (NewsOK)
- Voter registration is declining in Oklahoma amid the pandemic. (Oklahoma Watch)
- Voting rights groups celebrate 100 years of women getting the vote. (Tulsa World)
- An anti-voter suppression rally is taking place this afternoon at the BOK center. (Tulsa World)
- Lankford and Horn disagree on postal service crisis. (NewsOK)
- Mayor Bynum backs off Denver-style police oversight plan. (Tulsa World)
- Senator Inhofe’s grandson faces wrongful death lawsuit. (Tulsa World)
- OU and OSU land in the bottom 10% nationally for state appropriations. (Tulsa World)
- Energy prices move lower. (NewsOK)
- Thunder falls in game one of the NBA playoffs. (NewsOK)
