OKLAHOMA CITY – Hospital blood usage has surged nearly 10% over previous levels, as our community moved into COVID recovery mode. Blood donors are needed immediately to respond. March was the highest distribution of certain blood products in the 44-year history of Oklahoma Blood Institute. The increase in hospital usage comes at a time when…
The Tulsa Public School board wants to borrow $414,000,000.00 in bonds for four propositions that will be on the ballot on June 8 – conveniently timed when voter turnout is low due to summer vacations. If approved, the term of the bonds would be five years, or an average of more than $80,000,000.00 a year…
Republicans labeled ‘racists’ by Dems Legislative Democrats are trying to label some Republicans as “racists,” “anti-choice” and “transphobic” due to the passage of bills that seek to stop abortion and to keep boys from pretending to be girls and competing in school sports. Democrats were livid when they claimed that Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Sallisaw, said…
According to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI), there are an estimated 11 million illegal or unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, has joined Rep. John Pfeiffer, R-Orlando, to help the federal government in locating those individuals who are detained by local law enforcement agencies. House Bill 2774 requires all sheriffs, jailers,…
House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, won committee passage of a bill that will provide liability insurance coverage to all full- and part-time school employees up to $1 million per occurrence. Senate Bill 634, authored by O’Donnell and Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, also will require school employees wishing to have payroll deductions made to…
As Oklahomans rapidly embrace the use of marijuana, the health dangers are starting to surface. The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) recently issued a statement regarding collaborative efforts by OBNDD and the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) to investigate THC edibles that caused hospitalizations. More children are getting their hands on marijuana…
After being contacted by the American Red Cross, Civil Air Patrol officials in Oklahoma committed to helping state citizens cope with coronavirus pandemic. The American Red Cross, an organization of volunteers and staff working to deliver vital services – from providing relief and support to those in crisis, to helping the American people be prepared…
The Mayes County Republican Party has voted to approve a resolution to censure Senators James Inhofe and James Lankford, both Oklahoma Republicans, for their “failure to support delaying the certification of electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election.” The resolution states that Inhofe and Lankford “have betrayed the Oklahoma Republican Party and their Republican, Independent…
On May 1, the City of Tulsa is changing its utility billing system and the format of utility bills. Customers will be able to register in the new online system beginning on May 3, the first business day. For information, go to cityoftulsa.org/utilities. After more than 20 years of the City of Tulsa utility bill…
ADA – More than 60 Oklahoma Army National Guard soldiers said farewell to their families in a virtual send-off ceremony at the National Guard armory in Ada, Oklahoma on April 1. The soldiers are assigned to the 345th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 90th Troop Command, and are leaving for a yearlong mobilization to Fort Bliss,…