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Federal funds for Oklahoma schools

August 13, 2020

Gov. Kevin Stitt announced details regarding “Learn Anywhere Oklahoma,” a new initiative that will use the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to provide statewide access to digital content for both core classes and advanced coursework to students in kindergarten through grade 12. The governor has designated $12 million for the online content with oversight from…

$250 million for Oklahoma’s cities

August 13, 2020

Gov. Kevin Stitt said the state will be allocating approximately $250 million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds (CRF) to Oklahoma cities and counties based on their population. This change allows for city and county governments to access CRF dollars more quickly and with maximum efficiency. “For the past two months, the State has closely…

Help for Nursing Homes

August 13, 2020

Oklahoma’s long-term care and nursing home facilities can apply for grant funding from the State to cover the expense of infection disease support, PPE supplies, and mitigation expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline for this grant program is August 31. “Governor Stitt and OSDH prioritized these critical CARES Act funds to continue to…

Oklahoma’s ‘hospital surge plan’

August 13, 2020

Gov. Kevin Stitt and Interim Commissioner of Health Lance Frye, MD, along with Norman Regional Health System President and CEO Richie Splitt, announced modifications to the State of Oklahoma’s COVID-19 hospital surge plan. “Since the start of the pandemic, we have been fortunate to work closely with our hospitals around the state, as well as…

Delay in income tax inflated July revenues

August 13, 2020

Thanks to the delay in the annual income tax filings, state revenues jumped more than 25% in July compared to July of 2019. Because of the Chinese coronarvirus pandemic, the federal and state filing for income tax was moved from April 15 to July 15. State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said July receipts from all sources…

Amazon officially opens Tulsa center

August 13, 2020

Amazon’s new fulfillment center in Tulsa is officially open for business along with two new delivery stations in Oklahoma City. The 600,0000-square-foot Tulsa fulfillment center at 4040 N. 125th E Ave. opened for the first time last week. The state-of-the-art center will employ more than 1,500 full-time workers who will work alongside technology created by…

August is the one time to opt out of EMSA monthly charge

August 13, 2020

August is the only month when Tulsa utility customers can cancel or subscribe to a monthly fee for EMSA for ambulance services. EMSAcare is a program by EMSA (Emergency Medical Services Authority) that covers the costs of emergency medical ambulance transport for all permanent members of households that participate in the program. EMSAcare subscribers either…

okPORK helps feed the needy in OK

August 13, 2020

When pork processing plants across the country had to operate at a reduced capacity, pigs were stuck on farms longer than usual. okPORK staff began to search for local processing plants that were available to process pork for donation to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and…

Insurance benefits go unclaimed

August 13, 2020

Each year, millions of dollars in life insurance benefits go unclaimed by beneficiaries who can’t find their deceased loved ones’ policies or, in some cases, may not even know the policies exist. Since 2016, the Life Insurance Policy Locator, launched by the Oklahoma Insurance Department through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, has helped 3,972…

Development in Greenwood District

August 13, 2020

The City of Tulsa will begin work with HR&A Advisors on an economic feasibility study on development possibilities at the Evans site in the historic Greenwood District. The 11-acre Evans site is the southern half of the former Evans Fintube site, and contains the historic Oklahoma Iron Works/Bethlehem Supply Company building, which is listed on…