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OSU’s new 2022 budget includes a 4.5% tuition increase

July 8, 2021

The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved a $1.5 billion operating budget for the Oklahoma State University System for fiscal year 2022 during its June 18 meeting. The OSU System budget increase includes a 4.8% increase in state appropriations for targeted initiatives for engineering, STEM, nursing and teacher education. The OSU System enrollment is 33,021, led…

Award for spina bifida clinic for OU

July 8, 2021

OKLAHOMA CITY – The pediatric urology clinic at OU Health Physicians has received a designation from the Spina Bifida Association as a Spina Bifida Clinical Care Partner. The national association selects partners based on demonstrated commitment to the care of spina bifida patients and pursuit of continuous improvements in care. The application process began more…

Memory issues are a part of aging

July 8, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It’s not just old-timers who have those “senior moments;” studies show that we gradually begin to find it harder to focus when we are in our twenties and it gets more difficult as we age — it’s a slow process but it’s also part of the aging process. “A specific brain network,…

HUD emergency housing vouchers

July 8, 2021

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge announced the awarding of the first part of American Rescue Plan funds for Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) for individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. HUD is awarding Oklahoma $5,116,668 – 478 vouchers – for 9 public housing…

FreedomFest set for West Tulsa on Independence Day

July 1, 2021

Tulsa’s patriotic community event and fireworks display will return on July 4th as River Parks Authority hosts Folds of Honor FreedomFest. The 45th annual patriotic holiday festival will be on July 4 with entertainment and activities centered at Veterans Park, 18th Street and Boulder Avenue; and River West Festival Park, 2100 South Jackson Avenue. The…

CDC moratorium on evictions expired on June 30th

July 1, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Eviction Moratorium expired June 30, with a higher number of eviction cases expected to be heard in Tulsa County courts starting in July. Tulsa and its community partners are working to prevent evictions and increase knowledge of landlord/tenant rights and funding options through various programs, such as…

Sen. Nathan Dahm’s bill allows flags over the Capitol

July 1, 2021

In honor of Flag Day, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1092 to allow the people of Oklahoma to fly flags over the Oklahoma Capitol Building. “Our building belongs to the people,” Dahm said. “The US Capitol building already has a program similar to this.” Under the measure, flags would be flown over…

Tulsa gas prices rise before July 4th

July 1, 2021

Tulsa gas prices have risen 15.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.78/gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Gas prices in Tulsa are 6.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 94.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to…

State Medicaid roll are increasing

July 1, 2021

On June 30, 2020, the Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion Initiative, State Question 802, passed by a majority vote to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults ages 19-64 whose income is 138% (133% with a 5% disregard) of the federal poverty level or lower. As of June 11, there were 101,001 people approved for benefits because of the…

Democrats elect statewide officers

July 1, 2021

Oklahoma State Democrat delegates elected new leadership and re-elected Alicia Andrews of Tulsa as the 2021-2023 Oklahoma Democrat Party Chairman with 65% of the vote. In 2019 Andrews, a local Realtor and former Tulsa County Democrat Party Secretary, was elected as the first African American and first African American Women in Oklahoma history to chair…