SoonerCare members may now receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved at-home, over the counter COVID-19 testing kits at no cost to the member. According to guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, OHCA will reimburse contracted pharmacies that dispense the test kits to a SoonerCare…
Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd has released her audit of the Town of Tryon in Lincoln County. Tryon has a population of about 500 and the town’s annual budget is approximately $750,000. The Town Board of Trustees requested the audit after discovering questionable financial activity. Byrd identified misappropriations totaling more than $95,000. The…
State Senator and candidate for U.S. Senate Nathan Dahm received a perfect score of 100 from the American Conservative Union and has been ranked the most conservative legislator in Oklahoma’s lifetime. Dahm said, “I am honored to be recognized by the American Conservative Union for having the highest-scoring voting record for conservative values in Oklahoma….
Photo by John Beasley Over 200 6th grade students from Tulsa’s Will Rogers Middle School visited the Outsiders House and Museum in January in a one-of-a-kind immersive learning experience. The outing was part of their English class, along with reading the book, The Outsiders, watching the movie of the same title, and discussing it all…
State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed four election integrity bills that will be considered during the 2022 session of the Oklahoma Legislature. “Elections are the easiest vehicle for citizens to express their will,” Dahm said. “That means that election integrity is of the utmost importance. There are questions and concerns with the integrity…
Rep. Cynthia Roe, R-Lindsay, has filed legislation to require medical entities to allow visitation to COVID-19 patients, even when the patient is in isolation from the public and other patients. House Bill 3313 allows a patient with COVID-19 to designate an individual with full visitation rights. The individual may be required by the hospital to…
As Oklahomans consider their potential tax exemptions ahead of the tax filing season, Rep. Lonnie Sims, R-Jenks, wants Oklahomans to check if they’re eligible for the homestead exemption after new legislation took effect Jan. 1. House Bill 1009 increased the statutory income qualifier to claim an additional homestead exemption from $20,000 to $25,000. This adjustment…
Gross revenues to the State Treasury show Oklahoma’s economy is doing very well at the start of the new year, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel said. January gross receipts of $1.5 billion are up by more than 27 percent compared to the same month of last year. Twelve-month receipts of $15.5 billion measure growth of more…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It’s not how old you are; it’s how old you feel. Survey after survey show that the majority of senior citizens don’t feel like senior citizens. They feel younger and more active than they thought they’d be – whether you ask a 55-year-old or a 70 -year-old. “When we were kids, old…
A street rehabilitation project on East 11th Street between South Sheridan Road and South Memorial Drive has started. Work began on the west end of the project near Sheridan and move toward Memorial as the project is progressing. During construction, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction in the work area. Access…