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Cost and closures drive deepening child care crisis in Oklahoma
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
Summary: – Oklahoma has 4,354 fewer child-care slots than one year ago. – New pilot programs offer support, but state investment lags. – Employers urged to help with access to care and workforce stability. Oklahoma has 4,354 fewer licensed child...
FFA Next Gen Conference connects students to ag careers in Pa.
AGDAILY - Michigan
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July 8, 2025
The National FFA Organization recently hosted its second Next Gen Conference of the year in Philadelphia. Next Gen Conferences provide FFA student members with a look into career opportunities within the industry of agriculture. The June...
2025 Wake Forest Football Preview: Coaching Staff
Blogger So Dear - North Carolina
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July 8, 2025
It is not really a secret that July is the worst month of the college sports calendar. We are close enough to college football to start getting excited about it, but still far enough away that it seems like it may never get here. With all this...
Oklahoma Legislature Creates Two New Specialty Courts
JD Supra - California
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June 30, 2025
Oklahoma has now joined many other states creating specialty business courts to handle complex business litigation. Senate Bill 632 creates two new specialized business courts, which will be located in Oklahoma County and Tulsa County. Oklahoma’s...
We fact-checked Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims as part of the ‘Make Oklahoma Healthy Again’ campaign
The Frontier - Oklahoma
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Gov. Kevin Stitt has launched an effort to “Make Oklahoma Healthy Again” with a visit from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. At a rally with Kennedy at the Oklahoma Capitol on June 26, Stitt announced the state would...
Pastor, father of 5 deported to Guatemala after 2 decades in Florida
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 8, 2025
By CP StaffTuesday, July 08, 2025 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents making an effort to deport an undocumented illegal immigrant. | U.S. Immigration and Customs EnforcementA pastor who led a small Hispanic church in Florida was deported...
Effects of Texas Flood Felt Locally
The Seminole Producer - Oklahoma
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July 8, 2025
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Oklahoma ends state-backed water fluoridation, citing health risks
Natural News
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June 30, 2025
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt halts state promotion of water fluoridation, citing public concern and new research on neurodevelopmental risks. Stitt’s order mandates a full review and ends state health agency endorsements, although local...
Republican Governors Quiet Amid Plans to Slash Medicaid Spending in Their States
Truthout
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July 3, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash...
Ten Comanche Nation Veterans to be inducted into Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame
KXII - Texas
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July 2, 2025
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - 10 Comanche Nation Veterans are set to be inducted into the Oklahoma Military Hall of Fame. According to a joint press release, “the Oklahoma Military Heritage Foundation, Hall of Honor, Treadwell–Poolaw Chapter of SW...
Education Watch: The Latest Legal Challenge to the Social Studies Standards
Oklahoma Watch
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July 3, 2025
Sign up for Education Watch! Stay informed about education changes affecting your kids with our Education Watch Newsletter. Jennifer, an expert on Oklahoma education issues, ensures you get the essential information you need. Sign up today for...
New law may offer CareerTech tuition help for National Guard, but lawmakers did not fund it
The Oklahoman
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma National Guard members may be eligible for tuition assistance to pay for CareerTech programs, but lawmakers did not allocate funding to pay for the program in its first budget year. Senate Bill 31, authored by Sen. Carri...
400 Inmates Surrender to Christ in Oklahoma Prison Worship Service
Crosswalk
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July 3, 2025
More than 700 inmates worshipped God, and more than 400 accepted the call for salvation during an Oklahoma prison outreach led by Pastor Paul Daugherty. The event aimed to reach every prisoner and was facilitated by just 32 volunteers who served...
ESTOO opens new government building
Neosho Daily News - Missouri
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WYANDOTTE, Okla. — The Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma (ESTOO) last week held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new government building, a milestone event that marks a new chapter in the tribe’s continued growth and community...
Oklahoma City man faces charges as part of national Medicare fraud takedown
Sooner State News - Oklahoma
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June 30, 2025
Robert J. "Bob" Troester U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of OklahomaRobert J. "Bob" Troester U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma United States Attorney Robert J. Troester announced that...
"These are ugly as hell" - CFB fans roast Tennessee for new military-themed smokey grey jerseys for 2025 season
Sportskeeda
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July 3, 2025
The Tennessee Volunteers unveiled their military-themed smokey grey jerseys for the 2025 season on Thursday. However, while many college football fans liked the idea behind them, they took a strong dislike to the uniform. Many on Reddit roasted...
COLUMN: Expanding the NCAA basketball tournaments is an awful idea, but the NCAA just may be a genius for doing it
The Dominion Post - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
MORGANTOWN — We are on the doorstep of what may possibly be the dumbest decision since Coca-Cola came out with New Coke in 1985, which just happens to be the year the NCAA basketball tournament was first expanded to 64 teams. What was such a great...
SBA Relief Still Available to Oklahoma Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Residents Affected by May Storms
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses, nonprofits, and residents in Oklahoma of the Aug. 5 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset physical damage...
Who’s playing where? A cheat sheet on college sports realignment
Record Herald - Ohio
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July 8, 2025
By The Associated Press The upcoming year for college sports has at least a modest sense of stability: The $2.8 billion House settlement has been approved, clearing the way for schools to share millions in revenue with their athletes, and major...
Oklahoma City schools implement new cellphone policy for students
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR PHONES. THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE PASSED SENATE BILL 139, WHICH REQUIRES THAT SCHOOLS IN THE STATE ADOPT A POLICY THAT RESTRICTS STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THIS YEAR,...