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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...
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,...
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...
Tuition Hikes And Spending Cuts - What's Behind The Financial Woes Of US Universities?
Zero Hedge
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Authored by Aaron Gifford via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Colleges and universities across the country, both public and private, face financial challenges ahead of the upcoming academic year, regardless of their size, wealth, and prestige....
Governor, First Lady make plans to build new home for future first families: 'This is the Stitt's gift back to the state'
News9 - Oklahoma
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The Stitt family is paving the way for future first families in Oklahoma to have a new place to call home. Governor Kevin Stitt and First Lady Sarah Stitt have spearheaded the initiative to build a new five-bedroom home on the Governor’s Mansion...
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 Supreme Court hears oral arguments in legal fight to keep state primary elections closed
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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June 25, 2025
Supporters say State Question 836 will open up primary elections to the almost half-a-million Independents who can't vote in closed Republican primaries. The state Republican Party, which is challenging the question before it hits the ballot next...
Oklahoma City area Fourth of July celebrations, festivals and fireworks
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City has a full slate of festivals, fireworks displays, concerts and family-friendly fun leading up to and during the Fourth of July holiday. Stars & Stripes River Festival Kicks Off Early The festivities begin early this year with the...
World-traveling Air Force couple shares tips for family adventures
Military Families
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July 8, 2025
Joshua de Amusategui enlisted in the Air Force hoping to travel the world. But the military — or fate — had other plans and unintentionally supported a blossoming love story with his high school sweetheart, Ashley. “I joined the Air Force to move...
"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...
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...
Former Hesperia man wrongfully convicted of murdering wife awarded $25.2 million
Orange County Register - California
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July 9, 2025
It’s been nine years since William Richards was released from prison, but the emotional scars still linger from the 23 years he spent behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. “Every day was hell. You just keep saying, ‘I don’t deserve this. I...
Law’s Jessie Hill discusses Supreme Court’s deadlock on religious charter school case
The Daily - Case Western Reserve University - Ohio
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June 30, 2025
A deadlocked Supreme Court rejects religious charter schools—for now Christian Science Monitor: Jessie Hill, the Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law, said the Supreme Court’s deadlock on Oklahoma’s religious charter school case leaves the issue...
Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classifications
The Poultry Site
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Impact of sampling from five states could affect wildlife management nationwide Biologists originally classified the lesser and greater prairie chickens of the Great Plains as two different species. Difficult to distinguish by their physical...
Cash bail doesn’t keep Oklahoma safe. It just keeps people down.
Oklahoma Voice
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July 3, 2025
Oklahoma has a decision to make: Will we continue clinging to a pretrial system that punishes poverty and fails to deliver public safety? Or will we move toward a smarter, fairer, and actually effective alternative? The evidence is mounting, and...
Nikola Jokic’s Major Decision Comes With Lakers Intrigue
Heavy.com
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July 9, 2025
Getty Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets puts up a shot against LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers have prioritized cap space for the 2027 free agency in their failed negotiations to bring back last season’s key...
Negative Prices, Rising Flaring Signal Pipeline Gridlock in Permian
Oil Price
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July 8, 2025
Previously, we reported that natural gas at the Waha hub was selling for near-zero or sub-zero prices for much of 2024 thanks in large part to excess natural gas production in the Permian Basin coupled with limited takeaway capacity due to a...
RedState Sports Report: Might We See LeBron James and Caitlin Clark in the Same City?
Red State
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July 8, 2025
Greetings from the sports desk located somewhere below the main deck of the Good Pirate Ship RedState. Sammy the Shark and Karl the Kraken are so pleased I let them help put together the latest episode of my Cephas Hour podcast that they have...
Oklahoma HOSA earns 46 awards at international event
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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June 30, 2025
Oklahoma HOSA made a strong impression at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, with over 290 members attending and earning 46 competitive event placements. HOSA is one of seven CareerTech student organizations...
Army will end most of its ceremonial horse programs
Military Times
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July 8, 2025
The U.S. Army’s history is closely tied to its cavalry units, those soldiers who rode into battle on horseback. But the service announced Tuesday that it’s moving toward a future without the ceremonial horses and will put most of them up for...