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Drawing puts GOP on top of ballots

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Republican Party candidates will appear first on Oklahoma’s November General Election ballots following the results of a public drawing, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced. Libertarian Party candidates will be listed second, followed by Democratic Party candidates. State law requires the State Election Board secretary to conduct a drawing every two years to…

Golden Years’ can feel oppressive

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WASHINGTON, D,C. — “The Golden Years are supposed to be carefree, but sometimes the challenges of growing old can be depressing. At worst, they seem downright unfair,” says Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Weber cites, as an example, the complications of what used to be the simple task of…

HUD gives tribes $20m for virus

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $20.3 million to Tribes across the nation as part of HUD’s Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG) Imminent Threat program, which provides funding to help address problems that pose an imminent threat to public health or safety of Tribal residents.   This funding will be used…

City to remove Black Lives Matter sign

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The “Black Lives Matter” street sign illegally painted in yellow letters on historic Greenwood Avenue in Downtown Tulsa will be removed. Tulsa County Republican Chairman Bob Jack said that if the Black Live Matter sign is approved, city councilors should OK a request to paint “Back the Blue” on a city street. That sign supports…

Help for meat packers

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Through the state’s CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Fund, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry received $10 million in grants for the Food Supply Stability Plan for Oklahoma meat processors. “Agriculture processing never stopped during this pandemic,” said Secretary of Agriculture, Blayne Arthur. “This grant money is an exceptional opportunity for our Oklahoma meat…

SQ805 gets on ballot

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State Question 805 – an initiative petition to further liberalize Oklahoma’s penal system – has qualified to be put on a ballot in 2020. Gov. Kevin Stitt will decide if it will be on the November 3 ballot. SQ805 would essentially cut the sentences for repeat nonviolent prisoners and release them from prison. The liberal…

Interim studies OKed

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Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat said that 39 interim study requests have been approved. Senators had submitted 64 requests. Treat said the study requests were assigned to the standing Senate policy committee with jurisdiction over the subject matter of the request. Now that the studies have been assigned to Senate committees, committee chairs will…

Internet privacy study

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Josh West, R-Grove, and Rep. Collin Walke, D-Oklahoma City, announced their interim study on the issue of internet data privacy. “Day by day we are losing any semblance of privacy due to internet service providers and online businesses skimming behavioral data from the internet,” West said. “Take the company responsible for…

No tax breaks for Thunder if they disrespect the flag?

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy) criticized the choice of National Basketball Association (NBA) players to take a knee during the national anthem prior to the beginning of their games. “By kneeling during the playing of the national anthem, the NBA and its players are showing disrespect to the American flag and all it…

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Mayor Bynum draws 6 challengers

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Three Republicans, including Mayor G.T. Bynum, two Independents and two Democrats will be on the ballot August 25 in Tulsa mayoral race. Bynum has said this is the last time he will run for mayor. Here is information on all of the candidates. Republican Ken Reddick Reddick grew up in East Tulsa and attended Garnett…