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Tulsa doles out $6.5 million in coronavirus nonprofit grants

June 10, 2021

The City of Tulsa and Tulsa City Council announced the recipients of the COVID-19 Relief Grants for Community Assistance and Recovery Initiatives, totaling $6.5 million to 74 local nonprofit organizations. These organizations focus upon advocacy in various categories, including: the arts, behavioral and mental health, child development, food security and housing services. Funded projects by…

ONE Gas gets new CEO

June 10, 2021

(PRNewswire) — ONE Gas, Inc. announced that Robert S. McAnnally, current senior vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Pierce H. Norton II as president and chief executive officer on June 28, 2021, at which time he will also join the ONE Gas Board of Directors. The company recently announced Norton’s retirement from ONE…

Number of mosques rises

June 10, 2021

Oklahoma Chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-OK) claims that a new report on U.S. mosques that shows a 31% increase in the number of Muslim houses of worship nationwide since 2010. The report claims: In 2020, the US Mosque Survey counted 2,769 mosques, which is a 31% increase from the 2010 count of 2106…

Inconveniently timed vote may raise taxes by $414m

June 3, 2021

While Tulsa families head off for their summer vacations, a tiny percentage of eligible voters will decide the fate of a $414,000,000.00 property tax increase for Tulsa Public Schools on June 8. The gigantic proposed bond issue is getting disproportionate support from the Oklahoma Education Association, the Tulsa news media and most Democrats. The only…

Globalism threatens the United States

June 3, 2021

One world govt. support rising The drive for a world government is penetrating most aspects of life in America, Dr. Andy Woods said at the Mid-America Prophecy Conference here last weekend. Woods heads Andy Woods Ministries is the senior pastor of Sugar Land Bible Church in Houston. He is also the president of Chafer Theological…

Democrats complain about increased education funding

June 3, 2021

The Oklahoma House passed Senate Bill 1080 to help fund options for education in the state. The bill modifies an existing state program to support public schools and give low-income families the opportunity of specialized education. The bill increases to $50 million the amount of tax credits available for the program, with $25 million for…

Bill to battle ransomware, cybercrime

June 3, 2021

Oklahoma business owners may soon have a bit more protection against the growing threat of cybercrime as House Bill 1759 passed the House. House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater, and Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, updates language in the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act to better address computer security threats that continue to evolve….

Stopping federal overreach

June 3, 2021

A compromise between the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Oklahoma Senate was reached on a bill to guard against federal overreach in Oklahoma. House Bill 1236 establishes a constitutional process to exercise Oklahoma’s authorities as a state under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution by reviewing federal actions for constitutionality and seeking judicial rulings…

Senate passes “Filmed In Oklahoma Act of 2021”

June 3, 2021

The full Senate has approved Senate Bill 608, the “Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021.” The measure, by Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Sen. Chuck Hall, R-Perry, and House Appropriations and Budget Subcommittee on Finance, Revenue and Taxation Chair Rep. Scott Fetgatter, R-Okmulgee, establishes a $30 million cap on first-come, first-served rebates for TV and film…

Real help for the Real ID Act

June 3, 2021

The Oklahoma House gave final approval to a bill supporting tag agencies helping Oklahomans become REAL ID compliant. Senate Bill 1057 also adds renewal options of four and eight years. The bill was presented on the House floor by Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee. “After reviewing and working through the complications that our tag agencies are…