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Oklahoma students invited to join keep Oklahoma Beautiful’s litter education contests

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — August 19, 2025 – Keep Oklahoma Beautiful (KOB) is inviting students across the state to participate in its annual Litter Education Program contests, which encourage creativity, sustainability, and environmental stewardship. Finalists will be honored at the Student Environmental Champions Awards in March 2026, and high school and college winners will each…

Office of Congressman Josh Brecheen Now Accepting 2025 Service Academy Applications

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Washington, D.C. – The office of Congressman Josh Brecheen is now accepting service academy nomination applications. The honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five…

Tulsa Public Schools launches One Team Ambassador program

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Tulsa Public Schools announced the launch of a new initiative designed to create deeper connections and promote student well-being through the placement of caring adult ambassadors at school sites. The effort, dubbed the “One Team” Ambassador program, invites community members to join a roster of stakeholders to provide support at individual schools. The program, launching…

OSSAA embroiled in controversy & lawsuit … again

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In what has become a recurring pattern, the governing board of the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association (OSSAA) has been accused of interfering with student transfers despite state law allowing open transfer between public-school districts and the association’s own rules. As in the past, the OSSAA’s actions have resulted in a lawsuit, and some lawmakers…

How conservative or liberal are Tulsa area Oklahoma legislators?

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The Oklahoma Constitution newspaper publishes a Conservative Index on each member of Oklahoma’s state senators and representatives each year. Their rating is based on the voting  record of each legislator.  Ten bills are selected that both the House and Senate voted on, that are considered to be over a variety of topics that  having a…

This Semester on Campus: ‘Sociology Of Sexualities’

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Institution: University of Oklahoma Department: Sociology Course Code & Title SOC 6373 — “Sociology of Sexualities” Course Description: “Considers sociological understandings of sex and sexualities, LGBTQ identities/experiences, and heteronormativity with an emphasis on gender, power, and intersectionalities.”   Required Reading Bi: Bisexual, Pansexual, Fluid, And Genderqueer Youth Semi Queer: Inside The World Of Gay, Trans,…

SQ 832: National costs, and local consequences

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A new Oklahoma ballot proposal, State Question 832, would significantly increase the state’s minimum wage by tying it to the cost of living in expensive urban areas. The measure is on the ballot on June 16, 2026. Let us imagine that this ballot proposal would have passed, say, 10 years ago. If that were the…

The real cost of ‘top two’: Taxifornia shows us what happens

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The claim has been made that State Question 836, which changes Oklahoma’s primary election to a “top-two” model, would benefit taxpayers. Real-world experience suggests otherwise. Since California adopted a “top-two” primary election system in 2010, the tax burden on Californians has skyrocketed. The 15 years preceding the implementation of the “top-two” primary saw a rate…

OID fortified roof program saves homeowners millions

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OKLAHOMA – A first-of-its-kind study from the University of Alabama, commissioned by the Alabama Department of Insurance, showed that homeowners with FORTIFIED homes are better protected from hurricanes than with standard construction. FORTIFIED Standards are used to mitigate homes as part of the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) Strengthen Oklahoma Homes grant program. “The findings in…

Gas Prices down in Tulsa last week

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Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have fallen 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.60/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 25.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 28.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…