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Looming fiscal cliff could pose problems in Okla.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - State officials warn that failure of Congress to address the nation's looming fiscal cliff could have dire consequences for state programs in Oklahoma beginning as early as next year.

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Dec. 20 hearing set in Planned Parenthood lawsuit

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A judge has set a Dec. 20 hearing on Planned Parenthood's request for an injunction that would stop the Oklahoma Department of Health from ending its contracts at three Tulsa-area clinics that provide food and nutritional counseling to low-income mothers.

Oklahoma rejects state-run insurance exchange

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin says Oklahoma will not establish a state-run health insurance exchange under the federal health care law or expand its Medicaid eligibility to provide coverage to thousands of low-income, uninsured citizens.

Teen killed in Love Co. crash

LOVE COUNTY, OK - An accident in Love County early this morning has left one teen dead and another injured, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

Diabetes rates rocket in Oklahoma, South

NEW YORK (AP) - The nation's diabetes problem is getting worse, and health officials say the biggest changes have been in Oklahoma and a number of Southern states.

Constituencies bend Fallin's ear on health care

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Looming decisions for Gov. Mary Fallin on how Oklahoma will respond to the federal health care law are prompting an energetic, behind-the-scenes lobbying effort by hospitals, insurance companies, and other constituencies that will be affected.

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Planned Parenthood sues Oklahoma over WIC funding

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Planned Parenthood is suing the head of the Oklahoma Department of Health over the agency's decision to withdraw federal funding for three clinics in the Tulsa area that provide food and nutritional counseling to low-income mothers.

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Planned Parenthood sues Oklahoma over WIC funding

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Planned Parenthood is suing the head of the Oklahoma Department of Health over the agency's decision to withdraw federal funding for three clinics in the Tulsa area that provide food and nutritional counseling to low-income mothers.

Prosecutors: Lobbyist bribed convicted ex-senator

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a long-time lobbyist bribed a convicted Oklahoma state senator and they want the allegation included in the senator's sentencing - even though no charges were filed.

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