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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma Farm Bureau said at least 25 traditional growing operations have either partially or fully converted their spaces to include industrial hemp or medical marijuana. https://kfor.com/2019/04/23/okla-farm-bureau-more-than-20-plant-growing-operations-have-converted-to-industrial-hemp-medical-marijuana/

Meanwhile, House Democratic leaders warned rank-and-file lawmakers Monday against pressing for President Trump’s impeachment. https://www.democracynow.org/2019/4/23/headlines/sen_kamala_harris_calls_for_trumps_impeachment_breaking_from_democratic_leaders

Some 360,000 children a year in three African countries will receive the world’s first malaria vaccine as part of a large-scale pilot project, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/health/malaria-africa-worlds-first-vaccine-intl/index.html

Donald Trump’s stonewalling White House is mounting a multi-front assault on accountability, testing the notion that a president must answer to citizens for whom he holds a public trust. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/politics/donald-trump-stonewall-accountability-congress/index.html

Giving testimony at the Rhode Island state house in support of abortion rights protections was “unnerving and unsettling” for Jamie Hagen, a post-doctoral fellow in Providence. https://truthout.org/articles/anti-choice-protests-explode-as-state-lawmakers-protect-abortion-rights/

State election officials removed nearly 90,000 inactive voters from Oklahoma’s voter rolls earlier this month during its biennial purging of the list. https://oklahomawatch.org/2019/04/22/nearly-90000-inactive-oklahomans-removed-from-voter-rolls/

Janine Jackson: Designating April 2 the day when U.S. women’s salary “catches up” to men’s of the previous year is a device, of course, a way to illustrate the gap that….https://truthout.org/audio/women-take-home-less-money-than-theyve-rightfully-earned/

If Congress doesn’t act soon, tens of millions of Americans will only receive about three-quarters of their Social Security benefits when they retire. https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/politics/social-security-medicare-trustees-report/index.html

A bill aimed at improving mental health resources for schools passed through the house, and could soon be moving to the Governor’s desk. Now, teachers are calling for action from the state. https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/senate-bill-446-to-address-mental-health-in-schools