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Tulsa police officers to get $9,000 a year salary increase

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The Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police and Mayor GT Bynum have come to a contractual agreement that would offer Tulsa officers a significant pay increase immediately. According to Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 93 President Jeff Downs, under the contract, new officers would see a pay raise of nearly $9,000. That’s about an 18% increase…

Low-interest SBA loans available

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Low-interest federal disaster loans are available to Oklahoma businesses and residents affected by the flooding in Okmulgee County on June 7, 2021, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA declared a disaster in response to a request SBA received from Gov. J. Kevin Stitt on Aug. 3, 2021. The disaster declaration…

There is benefit to positive thinking

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s a song that tells us to “accentuate the positive.” Philosopher Norman Vincent Peale wrote a best-selling book that encouraged us to use the “power of positive thinking” to get along in life. But now, at a time when too many of us are experiencing bouts of depression due to the pernicious…

Bynum names new deputy mayor

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Mayor G.T. Bynum announced Cassia Carr will serve as Tulsa’s Deputy Mayor beginning Aug. 30. The Deputy Mayor serves as the acting mayor in the mayor’s absence and coordinates policy matters on behalf of the City of Tulsa. As Deputy Mayor, Carr will oversee the Administrative Division of City departments – including Municipal Courts, Human…

More funding for student teachers

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The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) will use $12.75 million in federal relief funding to pay eligible Oklahoma college students for their work as student teachers. The OSDE partnership with the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) is believed to be the first time Oklahoma student teachers have been compensated for their work….

Tax incentives for blood donations

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Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to pass legislation encouraging blood donation through business tax policy. The legislation will increase donations from volunteer blood donors by offering businesses tax relief to recoup lost wages and productivity occurring as a result of onsite blood drives hosted during work hours. “Senate Bill 905 is a…

Webworm, bagworm infestations differ

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STILLWATER  – In Rogers County, Billy Clark stood in his pecan orchard surveying the thousands of bagworm sacks hanging from tree branches. Bagworms and webworms are a common sight on trees and other plants in late summer, but why they are more prominent in certain years is a mystery. One is mostly harmless to host…

Stitt says states should govern abortion

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Gov. Kevin Stitt has joined 11 other governors to file an amicus brief that argues the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn prior rulings and leave regulation of abortion up to state governments. The brief has been submitted in a Mississippi case that involves one of the most direct challenges in decades to prior U.S. Supreme…

Bill defines abortion as unprofessional conduct

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt was joined by lawmakers for a ceremonial signing of House Bill 1102, landmark legislation to sharply reduce the number of abortions within the state. HB1102, authored by Rep. Jim Olsen and Sen. Julie Daniels, classifies the performance of an abortion as “unprofessional conduct” and directs the State Board of…

Black Bear

Study looks at how black bears are living with people

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STILLWATER – Thanks to the research of Oklahoma State University professor and researcher Sue Fairbanks and her colleagues, there is a positive future for black bears in Oklahoma. This summer, the team of researchers have been continuing their research efforts of tracking black bears to collect data on their movements in northeastern Oklahoma and to…