Podcasts about attorney general mike hunter

Sometimes bills die for very obvious reasons; other times they go away quietly, often so quietly that no one knows why. We discuss https://nondoc.com/2022/04/07/mike-hunter-convinced-charles-mccall-to-stop-terry-odonnell-bill/?utm_source=NonDoc+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b765a02173-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_01_23_10_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6888206bfb-b765a02173-142195445 (new reports) about how former Attorney General Mike Hunter killed a bill that would have impacted (and increased scrutiny of) his ability to hire private law firms to assist with state lawsuits. We also chat about the surprising number of legislators who are not seeking re-election this year, a new primary challenger for the Governor, and SCOTUS' newly-seated Justice, Kentanji Brown Jackson.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel talk about Oklahoma County handing its redistricting process over to state House and Senate staff, the governor mulling his decision for a replacement for former Attorney General Mike Hunter and a new study showing the power of prosecutors on legislation at the State Capitol. The trio also discusses the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission freezing jobless claim checks for some residents after concerns over fraudulent activity and an Oklahoma City Police detective retracts his statement in the officer-involved shooting death of a Black man. Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel talk about Oklahoma City passing it's budget for next year to include a $1.3M increase for its police department despite calls to reduce the funding, nearly 100,000 Oklahomans sign up for Medicaid expansion in its first week online and the Department of Education uncovered $1.6M in fraud over a federal program to feed children during the pandemic. The trio also discusses a lawsuit filed against former Attorney General Mike Hunter by a member of Governor Stitt's cabinet and the state's first Chief Operating Officer John Budd announcing he's leaving the position. Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about the announcement from Attorney General Mike Hunter over his resignation effective July First, the Governor signing the state budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year and a bill to use medical marijuana revenue to help charter and public schools with funding. The trio also discusses plans by President Biden to visit Tulsa for the centennial commemoration ceremonies for the 1921 Race Massacre and the Director of the Public Health Lab leaves after just four months on the job. Support this podcast

Attorney General Mike Hunter is leaving his position. Epic Virtual School plans to cut ties with its founders. The state is working to clear the backlog of Real I-D requests. You can find the KOSU Daily wherever you get your podcasts, you can also subscribe, rate us and leave a comment. You can keep up to date on all the latest news throughout the day at KOSU.org and make sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at KOSU Radio. This is The KOSU Daily, Oklahoma news, every weekday. 

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and sitting in for Ryan Kiesel is Democratic State Representative Forrest Bennett about the state of Oklahoma moving into phase four of its vaccination plan allowing all residents over the age of 16 to get inoculated against the Coronavirus, Epic Virtual Charter School fails to repay the state $11.2M by a deadline set earlier this week and Attorney General Mike Hunter appointing a special counsel to investigate the Pardon and Parole Board. The trio also discusses State Senator Shane Jett hiring his cousin as his legislative session before firing her once questioned by a reporter and a legislative deadline results in the stalling of more than 70% of bills at the State Capitol. Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about Oklahoma moving into Phase Three of the COVID-19 vaccine meaning most Oklahomans can know get inoculated against the disease, the Pardon And Parole Board votes to hear new evidence in the commutation hearing of death row inmate Julius Jones and Attorney General Mike Hunter joins other Republican Attorneys General in a lawsuit against President Biden's executive orders on climate change. The trio also discusses bills to crack down on unlawful protests which took place in the state last year and lawmakers approving a bill requiring high school students to pass a U.S. Citizenship test to graduate. Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kiesel about a move by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to spend $2.2 billion to hand the state's Medicaid program over to a for profit company, MyHealth Access out of Tulsa losing its challenge after getting denied a bid with the OHCA despite coming in $30 million dollars less than the winner and Attorney General Mike Hunter suing a piano bar owner after he failed to produce a promised two million masks despite an upfront payment of more than $2 million. The trio also discusses the State Supreme Court ruling against Governor Stitt in his gaming compacts with two tribes and the 1921 Race Massacre Centennial Commission deciding to keep Senator Lankford after he apologized for his actions in questioning the validity of the 2020 Presidential Election. Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about a new White House Coronavirus report putting our state in the top ten for COVID positivity rate and daily cases per capita, a federal appeals court declares Oklahoma City's 2015 anti-panhandling ordinance unconstitutional and Attorney General Mike Hunter defends the state's absentee ballot law. The trio also discusses Oklahoma City passing an extension to its mask mandate until October 20th and House Speaker Charles McCall promising to include all 101 representatives in next year's redistricting process. Support this podcast

The State seems to be having a hard time acquiring personal protective equipment (PPE), and that has led to some...questionable purchase decisions and a forthcoming audit of the state Department of Health. Also, it looks like the state budget will be $800M-$1.3B short next year...but why can't the legislature and Governor's office agree on how much? SHOW NOTES Announcements  Civics Con registration is now open! CivicsCon.com (http://civicscon.com) Overview of what happened this week Today is May 1st and, as I’m sure all of our listeners are aware, effective today the state has relaxed some of its ‘safer at home’ rules and allowed certain businesses to reopen. Cities followed suit, albeit somewhat begrudgingly.  The state has reportedly received $1.2 Billion in federal funding to fight the coronavirus pandemic, and this week we got some more information about how that money is being spent.  On Thursday Governor Stitt announced a new mobile testing program for underserved areas (https://nondoc.com/2020/04/30/state-announces-mobile-testing-underserved-areas/) and expanding testing to “anyone who wants it,” even those without symptoms, at any of the state’s 80 drive-thru testing locations.  Health Department Commissioner Gary Cox said their goal is to test 90,000 Oklahomans during the month of May. They are also dramatically expanding the number of contract tracer staff, from 150 to more than 1000.  How is this going to affect Oklahoma’s response to the pandemic? Not all the news about COVID expenditures has been positive.  On Tuesday reported (https://oklahoman.com/article/5661110/coronavirus-in-oklahoma-state-cancels-ppe-buy-from-company-under-fbi-scrutiny) that the state had canceled a $9.5 million purchase of N95 masks because the FBI was investigating the seller. (This sounds like a bad ebay review.) Basically it sounds like it was a “half now, half on delivery” situation. The FBI said the company possibly had “fraudulent activity” involving Chinese ventilators and that Oklahoma had been specifically identified as a potential victim.  Also on Tuesday, also reported (https://oklahoman.com/article/5661180/coronavirus-in-oklahoma-attorney-general-asks-for-audit-of-health-department) that Attorney General Mike Hunter has requested the state auditor’s office to conduct yet another investigation of the State Department of Health, specifically related to how they’ve been handling COVID-19 related purchasing decisions. How are they making these decisions? Who's the person making most of these decisions? Aside from the FBI-investigated company , what are some other questionable purchasing decisions have been made? Is this really the state’s fault, or is it just because every country in the world is trying to procure these items and most are made in the one country where this all started? In other financial news, the state legislature is expected to reconvene next week to get pass a budget for next year. The problem, of course, is that the state is expected to have between $800M - $1.3B less than this year...but they’re not sure how much. Thats a big variance, and #okleg isn't happy with the Governor’s office. Big cuts to education coming? Big enough to undo what what  LWV vs Election Board lawsuit was heard this week; ruling should come soon Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel and Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill about Attorney General Mike Hunter filing a lawsuit against major opioid distributors in the state, the governor's task force on corrections reform releases its report while also asking for more time to come up with detailed plans to reduce the state's prison population and two initiative petitions to make recreational marijuana legal in the state are getting push back from the state's medical marijuana industry. The trio also discusses Governor Stitt's call to have the state Superintendent appointed to the position rather than elected and the Governor gives himself an "A" for his first year in office. Support this podcast

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This month The Executive Innovation Show in collaboration with the non-profit Humans Helping Humans debuts the series “Mental Health is Health!”, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month.In this episode of The Executive Innovation Show Podcast, Carrie Chitsey speaks with Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, who was elected as the state’s eighteenth attorney general on Nov. 6, 2018. One of his top priorities is the safety and security of all Oklahomans, which is why a primary initiative of his has been to end the state’s opioid overdose and addiction epidemic. Listen in on topics discussed such as:Learn how the opioid crisis has affected the state of Oklahoma. Hear the statistics such as “In the last 15 years, drug OD deaths in OK have increased by 91%.” Did you know that in 14 counties surrounding Tulsa, there were enough prescription opioids available for each person to have 90 pills? Hear these stats and more to understand the trickle effect it’s had on crime, overdose deaths and child welfare. Hear Attorney General Mike Hunter talk about what made him passionate about going after pharmaceutical companies. He explains the steps his office took to combat the opioid crisis in Oklahoma from going after drug dealers, and pill mill doctors. Fighting against Big Pharma, Attorney General Mike Hunter won a historical settlement with Purdue Pharma for $270M. Of that, $200M will go to an endowment at Oklahoma State University Center for Wellness and Recovery to treat the ongoing addiction epidemic nationwide. Listen in as we discuss other huge wins from the lawsuit and what made Mike Hunter stand up to Big Pharma. In addition, $12.5M will go towards providing funds to directly abate and address the opioid epidemic’s effect on Oklahoma cities and counties. Purdue will not promote, employ or contract with sales representatives to health care providers in Oklahoma. AG Mike Hunter dishes out the advice he has for other Attorney Generals across the nation who are fighting the opioid crisis following his historic win. He talks about what is ahead in his upcoming case against Johnson & Johnson and Teva. What criteria did AG Mike Hunter use to build the commissioner council to help fight the opioid battle? What approach and individuals make up this council to create change in Oklahoma? What change will we all see in Oklahoma in the next 3 to 5 years as a result of these historic wins against Purdue Pharma? Listen as we discuss the change and hope for Oklahoma. Want to keep up with Attorney Generals Mike Hunter’s fight against the opioid crisis? Visit www.oag.ok.gov. All month long we will be covering mental health topics in honor of Mental Health Awareness month. To learn how to get involved with Humans Helping Humans to raise awareness for mental health donate and become part of our influencer network/market council.Support the show (http://www.helpinghumans.care)

Oklahoma has sued more than a dozen pharmaceutical companies over their creation & marketing of addictive opioid medications. Last week we learned that one company, Purdue Pharma, was settling out of court for $270 million. We sat down with the state's Attorney General, Mike Hunter, to discuss the case and the settlement.  Support this podcast

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about the deadline for lawmakers to fund education by April First came and went without a budget despite a teacher walkout last year, state leaders criticize Attorney General Mike Hunter in the settlement with Purdue Pharma and vandals strike central Oklahoma buildings with hate-filled graffiti. The trio also discusses a coalition is forming to get more people involved in the 2020 U.S. Census which begins in one year and, starting this month, election officials are purging the voter rolls in a "Use it or Lose it" voting policy. Support this podcast