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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...
Governor says Franklin County land ‘well-equipped’ for new prison, while Chickamauga Nation serves notice to feds
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 29, 2025
CHARLESTON -- The Franklin County land chosen by the state last year "remains the best site for a new prison," Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a letter introducing a more than 860-page assessment shared with state lawmakers Wednesday. Her...
Oklahoma Senator Says Children Should Go With Their Deported Parents
HuffPost
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June 29, 2025
LOADINGERROR LOADING Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said children of deported parents should go with their parents. “Why wouldn’t you send a child with their parents,” Mullin said on Sunday’s episode of “Meet The Press.” “Why would you want to...
Oklahoma United Methodists will launch 'rebranding' campaign
The Oklahoman
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The Oklahoma United Methodist Conference launched a "What if love?" campaign to counter negative perceptions from recent church disaffiliations. Disagreements over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ clergy led to the disaffiliation of 127 churches. The...
More than 700K Oklahomans expected to travel for July Fourth weekend
The Oklahoman
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This holiday weekend, more than 700,000 Oklahomans are expected to travel throughout the state for Fourth of July festivities. According to AAA, nearly 650,000 people are expected to travel by car, putting 643,000 drivers on Oklahoma roads who...
GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
NPR
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is among 19 Republican governors of states that stand to lose federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the tax bill with proposed cuts to the program. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption...
Politics Reuters Republican Senator Mullin says babies born in US should be deported if parents are
Yahoo News
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(Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin said on Sunday he believes babies born in the United States to immigrants living in the country illegally should be deported alongside their parents if the adults are removed. Mullin's comments...
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
KFF Health News - California
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July 3, 2025
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing...
Kevin Hern shares thoughts on politics and economy via Twitter
Tulsa Standard - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
Congressman Kevin Hern, who has been representing Oklahoma's 1st district since 2018, shared his views on current political and economic issues through a series of tweets. Hern, born in Belton, Missouri in 1961 and currently residing in Tulsa, is...
Title X funding returns to Missouri nonprofit that helped coordinate Oklahoma reproductive services
KGOU - Oklahoma
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July 3, 2025
A Missouri nonprofit that coordinated Title X federal family planning services in Oklahoma after the state lost its funding has had its Title X dollars restored following a three-month delay. What happened to Oklahoma’s Title X funding? In April,...
Coulter’s ignorant, hateful comment (“we didn’t kill enough Indians”) echoes shameful words from our past
The South Dakota Standard
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Conservative political pundit Ann Coulter sparked a backlash from Native leaders on July 6 after posting on her X account, “We didn’t kill enough Indians.” (Editor’s note: Coulter’s comment has since been deleted.) Coulter’s comment came in...
Dyer County sheriff joins law enforcement leaders at conference
State Gazette - Tennessee
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Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box was among the law enforcement leaders who traveled to Oklahoma City for the 2025 National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference, which opened June 23 with a full slate of sessions, exhibits and national speakers. Box...
Oklahoma Dental Association critical of Stitt's executive order on fluoride
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Dental Association (ODA) have come out to criticize to Governor Kevin Stitt's executive order removing the recommendation of fluoride in public drinking water. The ODA says that public water fluoridation has...
State lawmaker battling breast cancer works to help other women with early detection law: "I choose the silver lining"
News9 - Oklahoma
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There was a bipartisan show of support at the state capitol this year, as members in both chambers banded together to rally around a state representative and the legislation that was near and dear to her heart. House Bill 1389, later becoming...
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #163
Ballotpedia
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July 2, 2025
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over partisan...
Progressive parents in Oklahoma offer blueprint to mess with MAGA censorship
Salon
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July 2, 2025
Justice Samuel Alito may hide behind stuffy robes, but the whiniest member of the Supreme Court can’t hide that his personality is best summed up as “worst parent at your kid’s school.” Whether you’ve had children or were once a child at a public...
What's In Store For OKC Zoo's International Cat Day Event?
KWFS - Texas
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July 2, 2025
Saturday, July 5, the Oklahoma City (OKC) Zoo will be celebrating big cats, small cats and everything in between with families. Starting at 9:30 a.m. until noon, guests will have unique opportunities at the Lion Overlook and jaguar habitat that...
Trump administration freezes over $70 million in Oklahoma federal education funds
Oklahoma Voice
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July 2, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Trump administration is indefinitely withholding more than $70 million in federal education programs meant for Oklahoma students and educators, including money for teacher development, English learners, after-care programs and...
SNAP benefits the focus of several proposed Oklahoma House interim studies
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Oklahoma lawmakers are submitting proposals for interim studies, where they'll take a deeper dive into specific issues they want to learn more about. Several proposed House interim studies focus on the Supplemental...
Army to phase out most military working animal programs, focus on ceremonial units
KGUN - Arizona
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July 3, 2025
COCHISE COUNTY, Ariz. (KGUN) — The U.S. Army announced it will scale back its Military Working Equid (MWE) program, which manages horses, mules and donkeys used on Army posts. The decision is part of an effort to concentrate resources on...