On March 17, Gov. Kevin Stitt updated Oklahomans on the ongoing response effort to COVID-19 and announced two new Executive Orders. “The health and safety of Oklahomans is our number one priority,” Stitt said. “We are committed to making the right decisions based on the available data and to be transparent in our decision making….
Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax declared an election emergency March 18 for local elections being held in 74 counties on April 7, 2020. The election emergency declaration will require County Election Boards to accept resolutions adopted by the governing bodies of school districts, municipalities, technology districts and counties to move their April 7…
State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax cautioned Oklahomans today about unapproved voter registration applications generated from a website called Register2Vote.org, but said a solution is in the works. Under Oklahoma state law, only the official National Mail Voter Registration Application and the Oklahoma Voter Registration Application are accepted in this state. “I have spoken with…
WASHINGTON, D.C., — The world of America’s senior citizens can be a scary place. Aside from the physical hardships that come from aging, there are the unexpected financial hardships. For example, finding out that Social Security may not be the bullet-proof income you thought it would be. Russell Gloor is a National Social Security Advisor…
Invitations to respond to the 2020 Census are being mailed to every household in the United States. Occurring once every 10 years, the Census counts every person in the United States and benefits not only those who live in Tulsa, but those who live in the region, state and nation. Its results provide funding support…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance for groups during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak recommended no gatherings of more than 50 people for eight weeks. As churches scramble to make decisions on how to move forward, new research finds many congregations are not prepared to shift their services online….
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority has submitted a state plan amendment to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase eligibility of the SoonerCare recipients. SoonerCare is Oklahoma’s Medicaid program. This plan would add the new adult group ages 19-64 with incomes at or below 133% of the federal poverty level, which is $34,846…
The City’s Household Pollutant Collection Facility expects to collect more than 16,000 gallons of latex paint in 2020, which would be enough to paint roughly 5,300 homes that are 1,200 sq. ft. The numbers come after the facility released its 2019 Annual Report, which detailed a 96 percent increase in collections from 2018. In 2019,…
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., (PRNewswire) – Whirlpool Corporation announced the official opening of its new state-of-the-art Factory Distribution Center (FDC) adjacent to its existing manufacturing plant in Tulsa. The existing plant produces freestanding and slide-in ranges under the Whirlpool, Amana, Maytag, KitchenAid and JennAir brands. Whirlpool’s $55 million investment in the new FDC, an 800,000 square…
STILLWATER — First-of-its-kind research at Oklahoma State University may dispel some claims that modern wheat consumption disrupts gastrointestinal health. The study, published last November in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, studied the changes in the structure of the gut and inflammatory response of mice fed the modern Gallagher and heirloom Turkey wheat varieties….