The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization (BOE) met to certify revenues available for appropriation for the Fiscal Year 2023 budget. The amount initially certified by the board in December was $10.3 billion. The amount certified Tuesday was $10.49 billion. “The revenue figures show Oklahoma’s economy is still strong, but I emphatically believe it is in…
A Senate bill aimed at giving military and civilian families working at Oklahoma military facilities greater access to childcare has been approved by the full Senate. Senate Bill 1286, by Sen. Brenda Stanley, R-Midwest City, won overwhelming bipartisan approval. Stanley, who serves as vice chair of the Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee, said SB…
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, want more military aid to Ukraine and tougher economic sanctions on Russia in light of Russia’s invasion on February 23. “My prayers are with the brave men, women, and children of Ukraine, who are suffering an unprecedented, unwarranted and unprovoked attack ordered…
Eighty-seven-year-old U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, is retiring from the Senate, effective January 3, 2023. Inhofe sent an official to Oklahoma Secretary of State Brian Bingman. “It is bittersweet, but with a clear heart, that Kay and I announce that at the end of the year, I will retire from the United States Senate,” said…
School board candidates Tim Harris, Shelly Gwartney, Mark Griffin, Ashley Cross, Maranda Trimble and E’Lena Ashley are scheduled to speak at the March 8 luncheon of the Tulsa Republican Women’s Club at the Tulsa Country Club at 11:30 a.m. Reservations are due by March 4 to [email protected].
Tulsa County Assessor John Wright has been chosen to serve as one of four board members on the statewide County Assessor’s Association. “I am honored with this opportunity to help strengthen the assessing profession throughout the state.” Wright said. The statewide board coordinates regional meetings of Assessors and their staff to discuss updates in state…
Oklahomans who missed open enrollment but still need health insurance can check with a Healthcare Navigator to find out if they are eligible for a special enrollment period in the online Marketplace. Approximately 40 specially trained and certified Navigator assisters – all attorneys, paralegals and legal support staff from Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dementia is not an inevitable part of growing old. On the other hand memory issues are, indeed, a part of the aging process. A new study published in the journal, Trends in Cognitive Science, reveals that perhaps forgetfulness is a result of an overabundance of information we have stored in our brains,…
The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), offers Oklahomans the opportunity to quit with free personalized help. The Helpline provides services including text and email support, phone and web coaching, at least a two-week supply of nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges, and more! Often referred to as snuff, dip or…
March 11 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the April 5 Board of Education General Election, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The races on the ballot are for Bixby Public Schools Office 2, Jenks Public Schools Office 2, Owasso Public Schools Office…