U.S. News and World Report has ranked Oklahoma Baptist University as one of the top ten “Best Regional Colleges in the West” for the 29th consecutive year. OBU also made the top ten for Best Value Schools and Best Colleges for Veterans. “These rankings demonstrate the outstanding academic quality and personal attention students experience at…
Shape Your Future, a program of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is making it easier to keep Oklahoma children healthy during the pandemic. Parents, teachers, health care providers and communities can visit shapeyourfutureok.com for information. Oklahoma ranks 8th highest in youth obesity in the U.S., according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health. More…
Sen. Paul Rosino, R-Oklahoma City, said he is preparing legislation for the 2021 session to make it illegal to “dox” an Oklahoma law enforcement officer. The term doxing refers to using the internet to research and post documents or other material in order to intimidate, attack or harass an individual. “Anyone who works in law…
Mayor G.T. Bynum and the City Council expanded homosexual rights last week by passing a “hate crimes ordinance” that adds penalties to any crime in which a criminal expresses disdain for homosexuality. The vote was unanimous. Oklahoma already has a hate crimes law but it doesn’t give extra protection to homosexuals. Tulsa’s new ordinance adds…
Some are calling the November 3 presidential race the important election in their lifetime. Republican President Donald Trump, who pulled off a remarkable upset over Hillary Clinton in 2016, faces former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump has championed conservative values while Biden has tried to court the far left wing of the Democrat Party while…
To better prepare for future pandemics, state lawmakers conducted a review this month of state and local government responses to COVID-19. Among the takeaways: Many challenges early in the pandemic were the result of the government itself. “We started with, really, nothing,” said Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Lance Frye. Frye told members of the House…
The Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA) will host Oklahoma State Senator Stephanie Bice (R) and incumbent U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn (D) for a live debate October 8 at 7 p.m. The candidates are competing to represent Oklahoma’s 5th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. OETA Debate: 5th Congressional District Stephanie Bice and Kendra…
Governor Kevin Stitt named CEO of Every Kid Counts Oklahoma and public school teacher Ryan Walters as his Secretary of Education, a cabinet position that requires Senate confirmation. “Ryan Walters is a committed educator who has dedicated his life to moving the needle in educational outcomes for all Oklahoma students and to supporting his fellow…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Want to remain young at heart as you get on in years? According to the experts, there’s a “silly” way that could help you grow old gracefully, with a smile on your face. Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], says that “a good laugh, a playful prank…
Governor Kevin Stitt’s CARES FORWARD team announced that reimbursement requests for CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) from cities and counties have quadrupled in the past month and the number of local governments that have begun the process to file for reimbursements has doubled. This new peak comes a month after Stitt announced the state’s…