Friday's top stories:
- Despite complaints it doesn't fall under the purview of special session, a state House committee passes a bill requiring intensive checks of Oklahoma's Medicaid rolls every three months.
- Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says Russia is part of why NFL players' protests against racial injustice have become a hot-button issue.
- Health officials say if state lawmakers don't pass a cigarette tax increase, already suffering nursing homes will be even worse off.