State epidemiolgist Laurence Burnsed speaks as Health Commissioner Gary Cox and Joy Hofmeister, state superintendent of Public Instruction Guidance, in background, look on Thursday, March 12, 2020. Oklahoma government officials had a press conference to discuss the state's response to the COVID-19. (Doug Hoke/The Oklahoman via AP)
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March 13, 2020 6:03 p.m.
Emergency declaration triggers Oklahoma's price-gouging law
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Donald Trump's declaration Friday of a national emergency over the new coronavirus triggered an Oklahoma law that prohibits price-gouging, the state's attorney general said.