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Renowned Emergency Medicine Physician to Lead New Department at OU Health

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OKLAHOMA CITY— OU Health and the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine announced Dr. Azeemuddin Ahmed, M.D., MBA, as professor and Chair of the newly established Department of Emergency Medicine in Oklahoma City at the OU College of Medicine, as well as Clinical Service Chief of Emergency Medicine at OU Health. Dr. Ahmed will oversee…

Crimson Tide wins two of three against Sooners

Tulsa Beacon

SOONERS LOSE TWO OF THREE AT ALABAMA No. 12 Alabama took an 8-1 lead in the fourth inning and hung on to beat the No. 9-ranked Oklahoma Sooners 8-6 in game three of the weekend series on Sunday, in Tuscaloosa. Oklahoma (22-5, 5-4 SEC) scored five unanswered runs but a scoreless ninth inning doomed the…

Barnett named new ORU basketball coach

Tulsa Beacon

A new coach has been found to lead the Oral Roberts University men’s basketball team into the program’s next chapter. Kory Barnett becomes the 13th head coach of the men’s program at ORU and he was introduced to the community at a media conference on Monday. “We are excited to welcome Kory Barnett as our…

April 1st election hosts a variety of races

Tulsa Beacon

The April 1, 2025 election will have a variety of types of elections, mostly voting will be in specific areas, none of them in all of Tulsa County. Many people will have no election and others will have several.  There will be two special election primaries for the Oklahoma House in Districts 71 (Tulsa) and…

House Approves Increased Payments to Foster Families

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has approved a measure to increase reimbursement payments to foster families for the first time since 2018. Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, filed House Bill 2030 after a foster family in his district had to turn away a placement of three siblings because they didn’t have the…

House Passes Bill Banning Sale of Lab Grown Meat

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed a measure prohibiting the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat products in the state. House Bill 2829, authored by Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, would make it unlawful to manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale any cultivated meat product in Oklahoma. Violators would be guilty…

House Advances Bill to Lower Insulin Costs

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – A bill that would lower insulin costs and improve access to affordable prescription drugs through a new state-run program passed the House floor today with a 77-13 vote. The bill authored by Rep. Eddy Dempsey, R-Valliant, now moves to the Senate for further consideration. “No one should have to ration their insulin…

Bill Modifying Election Dates Sent to Senate

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OKLAHOMA CITY – A measure modifying the dates for certain elections has successfully passed the House floor and is now one step closer to becoming law. Rep. Mike Osburn, R-Edmond, introduced House Bill 2106 to increase voter participation in all elections while ensuring Oklahomans have plenty of opportunities to cast their votes. Under the current…

Bill to Limit Youth Access to Social Media Passes House

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Chad Caldwell, R-Enid, on Monday passed legislation in the House that would restrict social media accounts for youth under 16 and require parental consent for minors 16 and 17 years of age. If House Bill 1275 were enacted, social media companies would have to verify age and could not allow youths…

Maynard Passes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act to Protect and Grow Oklahoma’s Financial Future

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Cody Maynard, R-Durant, on Monday passed the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. House Bill 1203 would allow Oklahoma’s state savings accounts and pension funds to invest in digital assets like Bitcoin. “This is a groundbreaking initiative to position Oklahoma as a national leader in embracing sound…