July 29 is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be able to vote in the August 23 federal, state and county runoff elections, the City of Tulsa general election, the City of Tulsa Charter change propositions and the sale tax vote in Skiatook, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary…
The 138th Fighter Wing in Tulsa is one of nine Air National Guard bases chosen to receive upgraded, fifth-generation radars for the F-16 Viper. These upgrades are part of a project known as Post Block Integration Team, which is one of the largest modernization efforts in the history of the U.S. Air Force. Maj. Richie…
Vote could come Nov. 8th Oklahoma Secretary of State Brian Bingman and his staff are checking the signatures on a petition that would bring to a vote a proposal to fully legalize marijuana in Oklahoma. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws submitted over 164,000 signatures to the state on July 5 in support of what would…
From statewide offices to legislative seats, Republican candidates who supported school choice prevailed in multiple races during recentprimaries while incumbents who opposed school choice lost or narrowly avoided defeat at the hands of conservative challengers. At the top of the GOP ticket, Gov. Kevin Stitt overwhelmed three primary opponents, receiving 69 percent of the vote…
Governor Kevin Stitt has called for a special audit of the Tulsa Public Schools at the request of two Tulsa School Board members. State Auditor Cindy Byrd will conduct the audit over whether the Tulsa Public Schools mishandled public funds. And TPS Superintendent Deborah Gist has drawn criticism for not enforcing the state law against…
Degree and certificate completion at Oklahoma state system institutions rose in the last academic year, according to the latest Degrees Conferred in Oklahoma Higher Education report from the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. During the 2020-21 academic year, students from Oklahoma public colleges and universities earned 37,149 degrees and certificates. This represents a 1.3%…
Oklahoma Blood Institute has experienced many challenges in the last few years. First, pandemic restrictions deeply impacted the blood supply, as most donors were not allowed to leave their houses to donate. Mobile blood drives, which are the largest source of blood collections and result in 70 percent of our blood supply, were cancelled on…
OKLAHOMA CITY- (PRNewswire) – Presbyterian Health Foundation (PHF) has awarded more than $5.5 million in grant funding to Oklahoma City-based biomedical research institutions and public health innovators OU Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) for 81 research projects in its summer grant cycle. PHF will award a total of $8.8 million…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More senior citizens are saying, “I’m too young to retire.” Some simply can’t afford to retire; others remain in the workforce because it makes them feel productive. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics says that by 2028, nearly one in four seniors 65 years old and older will be working. They’ll…
OKLAHOMA CITY — The TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center announced Fiscal Year 23 awardees for its seed grant program. Each grantee will receive up to $50,000 for their innovative research project. Dr. Amy Cohn, an associate professor in the department of Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma College…