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Springfield-area attorney announces state Senate candidacy
Springfield Business Journal - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
SBJ File Lori Rook, Ozarks Elder Law LLC managing partner and attorney, intends to run for Missouri State Senate in 2026. For the second time since 2023, a Springfield-area attorney is running for political office to represent the state of...
Oklahoma Highway Patrol to hand off some duties to local police departments
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
COMING UP. SABRINA, THANKS VERY MUCH. THIS JUST INTO OUR NEWSROOM, OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE HANDING OFF SOME OF THEIR DUTIES TO LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. SOURCES CONFIRMING TO KOCO THAT CHANGES ARE BEING MADE TO ALIGN WITH PROTOCOLS OF...
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 'McGirt' precedent doesn't apply in state income tax protest
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
A Muscogee citizen who works for her tribe and lives on its reservation still must pay income tax to Oklahoma, despite her tribal nation's redefinition as Indian Country after the McGirt case. In an opinion dropped Tuesday, Oklahoma's Supreme...
Criticism Raised Over Funding for Three Projects
Kingman Leader-Courier - Kansas
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By Ylleana Berryhill and Barbara Hoberock, Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY— Republican lawmakers are facing criticism from both sides of the aisle for spending over $10 million in taxpayer money on three special interest projects that appear to have...
Dodgers trade Steward Berroa to Brewers for cash
True Blue LA - California
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July 9, 2025
On the final day of the Dodgers’ series against the Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee, the two teams made a trade. Switch-hitting outfielder Steward Berroa was sent to the Brewers on Wednesday for cash considerations. Berroa was...
Oklahoma expands ‘Oklahoma Promise Scholarship’ program to children of veteran teachers
KXII - Texas
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July 1, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY (KSWO) - A bill that aims to help children of longtime public school teachers qualify for a scholarship is set to go into law. It expands the “Oklahoma Promise Scholarship” to include children of full-time Oklahoma teachers. It only...
Mapped: States with the Most Military Personnel in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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July 4, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Mapped: States with the Most Military Personnel in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible...
Oklahoma Highway Patrol to Set Up Saturation Patrols Statewide
KWON - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol ENDUI team will partner with law enforcement agencies across the state to conduct saturation patrols in conjunction with the Fourth of July weekend. OHP says the goal is to make Oklahoma roadways as safe as possible by...
Parents, Among Them Christians, Sue To Block New Oklahoma School Curriculum That Includes Bible Stories
The New York Sun
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July 4, 2025
A group of parents and faith leaders in Oklahoma is suing to stop new academic standards from taking effect due to concerns that they “coercively subject” public school students to Christian teachings. The new standards, set to go into effect when...
Lilesville’s best kept secret lights up the Fourth
Anson Record - North Carolina
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July 9, 2025
ANSON COUNTY — For the last 15 to 20 years the Rodney and Sharon Morton family have put on a spectacular fireworks show, and this Fourth of July was again full of patriotism, community, faith, and of course, fireworks! Sharon says, “My husband...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units
Military.com
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July 9, 2025
The Army is moving to dismantle the bulk of its horse units, part of a broader push by service planners to eliminate programs they see as peripheral to the core mission of fighting and training for wars. The Army will begin phasing out five...
10 Actors Who Said "No" to Superhero Movies
Movie Web
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July 9, 2025
These days, starring in a superhero movie is an incredibly lucrative endeavor. For some, the steady paycheck is a huge draw. Others use the money and connections they make through superhero work to fund passion projects. Then, of course, there is...
Reunion pays tribute to Dyess heritage
Osceola Times - Arkansas
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Dear Editor, Yesterday, July 5, 2025, a group of about 70 people gathered in the old school gymnasium at the now defunct Dyess Schools. This has taken place on the Saturday after the fourth of July for many years. It is open to anyone who has...
As Trump’s FEMA Review Council begins work, Oklahoma delegation wants input, details
NonDoc - Oklahoma
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July 4, 2025
WASHINGTON — A sweeping restructuring of the Federal Emergency Management Agency could be on tap when Congress returns from its July 4 recess, a possibility for Oklahoma that could redefine what disaster recovery looks like in a state long...
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...
Clippers summer league preview: Which players to watch, Jordan Miller waived
The Athletic
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July 9, 2025
The LA Clippers held practice for their summer league team Monday morning at Intuit Dome, four days before they are set to play the first of at least five games Friday against the Houston Rockets in Las Vegas. The initial Clippers summer league...
The Communist Who Reimaged Jewish Life in America
Jacobin
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Review of Your Comrade, Avreml Broide: A Worker’s Life Story by Ben Gold, translated by Annie Sommer Kaufman (Wayne State University Press, 2024) It’s something of a truism to say history does not reveal the past but rather the present: the...
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...
No favorite in Big 12 this year after chaotic 2024
KCRG - Iowa
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July 9, 2025
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — There are no official Big 12 predictions going into this season, so there will be no last-to-first narrative like what Arizona State had in its league debut. Going into its 30th football season, the Big 12 didn’t conduct a...
Community festivals and county fairs star in list of weekend things to do
The Grand Island Independent - Nebraska
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Here’s hoping everyone has some energy left after a big holiday weekend, because festivals and fairs in Central Nebraska show no sign of slowing down. After taking last week off due to the Fourth of July, Hear Grand Island returns featuring the...