Local headlines for Monday, March 16, 2020:
- State of Oklahoma and City of Oklahoma City declare states of emergency. (NewsOK)
- Stitt faces backlash after post from restaurant on social media. (Tulsa World)
- Emergency declarations trigger price gouging laws. (AP)
- Economic impact of lost sporting events to cost $15M. (Journal Record)
- Possible economic downturn could greatly impact state’s budget. (NewsOK)
- Tulsa school officials meeting today to discuss back to school options. (Tulsa World)
- Coronavirus could impact in-person voting in Oklahoma. (Oklahoma Watch)
- Staff member at Tulsa First Methodist tests positive for COVID-19. (Tulsa World)
- Churches preach message of hope amid pandemic fears. (NewsOK)
- Oklahoma’s history with pandemics. (Tulsa World)
- Mental health professionals plan to fight Stitt and GOP on reorganization plans. (Tulsa World)
- Attorney General raises concerns over Creek reservation case before SCOTUS. (NewsOK)
- Cherokee Nation expands its opportunities in film. (Journal Record)
- Continental’s Harold Hamm wants an investigation of Saudi oil production. (Journal Record)
- A docuseries of Joe Exotic comes to Netflix Friday. (Tulsa World)
