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Over $10 Million in SBA Relief Approved to Help Oklahoma Rebuild After Spring Wildfires

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Critical financial support still available as recovery efforts continue WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved more than $10 million in federal disaster loans to support Oklahoma businesses, nonprofits, homeowners and residents affected by the March 14-21 wildfires and straight-line winds. To date, the SBA has provided $311,400 to businesses and $9,939,800…

Protecting trees during the cold, dry Winter months is an Investment in the Landscape

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As Oklahomans celebrate the fall season with pumpkin spice everything, homeowners should consider how their landscape trees will fare over the winter. While humans can snuggle under a warm blanket and sip a cup of hot chocolate, landscape trees will benefit from a little TLC. Landscape trees are a long-term investment and add significant value…

Stitt deploys State Troopers to Tulsa to tackle crime and homeless encampments

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Saying Tulsa leadership is failing city residents, Gov. Kevin Stitt announced he is deploying state law enforcement to clear homeless encampments from state-owned property inside Tulsa and reduce the city’s growing crime problem. “Tulsa is a beautiful city. I lived there for years. But today everybody can see the disaster it’s turning into—homeless people on…

Tulsa Area housing starts keep momentum in August

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Tulsa, OK – New homes are popping up across the Tulsa area, and the latest numbers show builders are keeping pace. The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa (HBA) reports a total of 221 new housing starts in August 2025, bringing the year-to-date total to 2,305 homes—proof that the local housing market is anything but…

Oklahoma is 2025’s sixth Least Vaccinated State

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With vaccines preventing 4 to 5 million deaths worldwide per year, according to the WHO, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2025’s States that Vaccinate the Most, as well as expert commentary. In order to find out which states vaccinate most, WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across…

Society for Science Recognizes two Oklahoma Middle School Innovators in nation’s premier STEM Competition

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A new generation of STEM stars—tackling topics from sustainability and artificial intelligence to disease detection—has been named to the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Top 300 .  Two Tulsa are students were announced as Junior Innovators. Karis Shamhart, Madison Middle School Project Title: Fireproof 3.0 Testing Synergistic Properties Lishitha Kollati, Central Middle School Project…

OMRF scientist’s research turns personal after relative’s illness

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 4, 2025 — For five years, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Pengchun Yu, Ph.D., led experiments aimed at better understanding a disorder called lymphedema. Days after a scientific journal published Yu’s findings, a family member began her own battle with the condition, and suddenly his studies took on extra significance. Lymphedema is…

Despite more money, OK students struggle

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Since 2018, Oklahoma’s per-pupil public school revenue has increased by 51 percent. But academic outcomes have declined steadily since 2018 despite the massive funding increase. That defies expectations. When C. Kirabo Jackson, a professor of education and professor of economics at Northwestern University, and Claire L. Mackevicius, an assistant professor of education policy and equity…

Federal Single Audit shows unprecedented mismanagement

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector (SAI) Cindy Byrd today released the Federal Single Audit of expenditures made during FY 2023. This annual audit is a federally-mandated examination of whether the State of Oklahoma spent federal grant money in compliance with federal regulations. The audit report covers more than $14.9 Billion of…