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Get The Facts: Oklahoma faces $225 million SNAP cost under Big Beautiful Bill

Get The Facts: Oklahoma faces $225 million SNAP cost under Big Beautiful Bill

THE FACTS FOR US TONIGHT. HERE’S THE DEAL. THAT SPENDING BILL INCLUDES A COST SHARING MEASURE BETWEEN SOME STATES AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HERE IN OKLAHOMA. THAT’S ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 15%. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, LAWMAKERS HAVEN’T SAID HOW...

Oklahoma County jail is running out of money

Oklahoma County jail is running out of money

The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority announced Friday it is projecting a $5.8 million budget shortfall, which it expects will leave the county jail without operating funds by August 1. The news simmered among trustees during a meeting...

QuikTrip donates to USS Oklahoma (SSN 802), issues $1 million matching challenge

QuikTrip donates to USS Oklahoma (SSN 802), issues $1 million matching challenge

TULSA, Okla. — QuikTrip (QT) announced today they are donating $200,000 and issuing a $1 million matching challenge to support the USS Oklahoma (SSN-802) Commissioning Committee. The USS Oklahoma (SSN-802) is a U.S. Navy Virginia-class submarine...

Lawsuit claims new Oklahoma education standards violate religious freedoms

Lawsuit claims new Oklahoma education standards violate religious freedoms

OKLAHOMA CITY — A second lawsuit, this time appealing directly to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, aims to overturn the state’s new academic standards for social studies on religious freedom and procedural grounds. A group of 33 parents, teachers and...

Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute brings international talent to Oklahoma City University

Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute brings international talent to Oklahoma City University

The Celedonio Romero Guitar Institute is holding a world-class masterclass and concert series through July 6, filling the halls of Oklahoma City University with the sounds of classical guitar. The event, held at OCU's Wanda L. Bass School of...

Higher education fuels $14.6B in Oklahoma economic impact

Higher education fuels $14.6B in Oklahoma economic impact

Summary: – Oklahoma’s public colleges/universities generated $14.61B in FY 2024. – Every $1 of state funding yielded $17.48 in economic output. – 93.7% of resident grads and 61.3% of non-resident grads stayed to work in Oklahoma. Oklahoma’s higher...

Oklahoma police have seized millions from motorists with no criminal charges

Oklahoma police have seized millions from motorists with no criminal charges

Jimmy and Jabrion Hardin were cruising down Interstate 44 just south of Vinita when flashing blue and red lights appeared behind them. The brothers, en route from Texas to their native Illinois, didn’t think they would be a target of the Oklahoma...

TSET asks OK Supreme Court to overturn law that places limits on board

TSET asks OK Supreme Court to overturn law that places limits on board

OKLAHOMA CITY – A constitutionally created board overseeing nearly $2 billion in public dollars on Tuesday asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a recent state law saying it threatens its independence. House Bill 2783, which Gov. Kevin...

Nebraska’s Pillen among 17 Republican governors to oppose congressional AI moratorium

Nebraska’s Pillen among 17 Republican governors to oppose congressional AI moratorium

Also joining the letter: Govs. Kay Ivey of Alabama, Mike Dunleavy of Alaska, Brian Kemp of Georgia, Brad Little of Idaho, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, Jeff Landry of Louisiana, Mike Kehoe of Missouri, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Kelly Armstrong of North...

Army scales down Military Working Equid program for warfighting priorities

Army scales down Military Working Equid program for warfighting priorities

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army is streamlining its Military Working Equid program to align more resources with warfighting capability and readiness. MWEs include horses, mules, and donkeys owned by the Department of Defense and housed on Army...

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma concerned over potential SNAP cuts from Big, Beautiful Bill

Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma concerned over potential SNAP cuts from Big, Beautiful Bill

THEY’RE WORRIED THE FOOD BANK HELPS FEED HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR. THOSE WHO DON’T QUALIFY FOR SNAP, OR THEY DO, AND THEY STILL DON’T MAKE ENDS MEET. BUT THE FOOD HERE ON THESE SHELVES MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. IF THAT GAP GETS TOO...

New Georgia law offers domestic violence survivors pathway out of prison

New Georgia law offers domestic violence survivors pathway out of prison

LaToya Dickens says her husband, whom she met when they were teenagers, physically abused her for years. “By the time I was 18 years old, he and I had three children together,” Dickens said. “The abuse continued to get extensive. One time, I can...

Oklahoma dentists react to MOHA move on fluoridation

Oklahoma dentists react to MOHA move on fluoridation

TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Exchange Center at the Tulsa fairgrounds was packed earlier this year for the free dental event called Oklahoma Mission of Mercy. "Oklahoma Mission of Mercy was one of those types of events that you almost can't imagine...

Robert Don Gifford, Mannford High School alumnus, awarded the Clarence Darrow Awards, signifying recognition as Oklahoma's best

Robert Don Gifford, Mannford High School alumnus, awarded the Clarence Darrow Awards, signifying recognition as Oklahoma's best

Subhead Robert Don Gifford, Mannford High School alumnus, awarded the Clarence Darrow Awards, signifying recognition as Oklahoma's best Body Robert Don Gifford, a 1989 alumnus of Mannford High School has been named as the 2025 winner of the...

OSU-COM alum, cardiologist uses experience to save life on international flight

OSU-COM alum, cardiologist uses experience to save life on international flight

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Media Contact: Sara Plummer | Senior Communications Coordinator | 918-561-1282 | sara.plummer@okstate.edu Is there a doctor in the house? It’s a line heard repeatedly in movies and television shows — and in real life,...

Here's what Oklahoma lawmakers said about the 'big beautiful bill' passing in Senate

Here's what Oklahoma lawmakers said about the 'big beautiful bill' passing in Senate

The 'big, beautiful bill' passed the Senate with a 51-50 tiebreaking vote from Vice President JD Vance. The bill received support from all but three Republicans, and the most crucial vote was from the vice president. Now that the bill has passed...

QuikTrip launches $1 million matching challenge to support future USS Oklahoma submariners

QuikTrip launches $1 million matching challenge to support future USS Oklahoma submariners

QuikTrip announced a $200,000 donation and a $1 million matching challenge on Tuesday to benefit the USS Oklahoma Commissioning Committee, which will support the crew of the currently under-construction Virginia-class submarine. If the committee...

A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ recent legal troubles

A timeline of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ recent legal troubles

Diddy’s downfall. Sean “Diddy” Combs went from being on top of the world to being public enemy number one after his ex-girlfriend Cassie accused him of raping and beating her in a November 2023 lawsuit. Since settling the suit with the model, his...

SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access?

SNAP will soon cost states millions of dollars more. What does that mean for food access?

States will soon have to pay millions of dollars more for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, under the GOP’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” that President Donald Trump signed into law last week. The act makes states responsible...

Oklahoma lawmakers unsure why Trump admin denied disaster mitigation funding

Oklahoma lawmakers unsure why Trump admin denied disaster mitigation funding

The Trump administration has repeatedly denied disaster mitigation funding to states hit by extreme weather events, another step in President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize and phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and lawmakers...

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