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Bills filed to strengthen election integrity

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State Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a series of election integrity bills to further strengthen and secure the state’s election systems and encourage the United States Congress to do the same. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1 would work to help strengthen election integrity across the country and bring the focus back to the Constitutional provisions…

State House mandates masks at the Capitol

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The House of Representatives space in the Capitol now has a mask policy consistent with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s executive order concerning masks for state buildings and employees. “Because executive orders do not apply to the legislative branch, the House will observe the same mask policy the governor set for the rest of…

Rep. O’Donnell is Speaker Pro tem

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The House Republican Caucus has elected its leadership for the 58th Legislature and State Rep. Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, was elected speaker pro-tempore-elect. He replaces State Rep. Harold Wright, R-Weatherford, who was term-limited this year. The legislative session convenes Feb. 1, 2021. “I’m grateful to have been selected to fill this leadership role…

Council OKs $42m for TIF district in N. Tulsa

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The Tulsa City Council has approved nearly $43 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) near the newly constructed Peoria-Mohawk Business Park. TIF money will primarily be used for private homeownership and neighborhood rehabilitation efforts around the 120-acre business park, which officials hope to be a key for economic development, health and educational achievement in this…

Does turkey truly make you sleepy?

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STILLWATER – When the last bite of turkey is consumed and the plates are cleared, the next item on the Thanksgiving agenda is a nap. Because turkey makes you sleepy, right? Darren Scott, food scientist at Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, debunks this myth. “It’s not really the turkey…

Will the coronavirus pandemic spawn a new baby boom?

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — We’re fast approaching the ninth month of the COVID-19 lockdown and if we were going to see a coronavirus Baby Boom this year, it would be starting now, says Rebecca Weber, CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Weber notes that the term, Baby Boomers, became part of the vernacular…

TCC making plans for 2021 term

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Following a Fall 2020 semester balancing safety protocols and in-person learning, Tulsa Community College is working to increase the number of face-to-face classes and online live for Spring 2021. The spring semester is scheduled to start January 19. TCC will continue delivering courses in four delivery methods: face-to-face, online live, blended and online courses. “We…

Bodine-Keely named District judge

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Governor Kevin Stitt announced the appointment of Michelle Lee Bodine-Keely as a District Judge for Tulsa and Pawnee Counties.   “Mrs. Keely served our state and country with distinction in the Oklahoma Air National Guard for over two decades and continues to serve Oklahomans as first assistant district attorney for Osage and Pawnee Counties,” said Stitt….

Navigators answer health questions

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Fifteen health insurance Navigators, trained and certified by the federal government and the Oklahoma Insurance Department, are ready to provide free, local help to Oklahomans with questions about health insurance including assistance enrolling in a policy through the Marketplace. The Navigators are attorneys, paralegals and other member of the legal staff of Legal Aid Services…

National Guard to build museum

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The Oklahoma National Guard will build a new Oklahoma National Guard Museum in Oklahoma City. During a Veterans Day address at the 45th Infantry Division Museum, Brig. Gen. Jon Harrison, chief of the joint staff for the Oklahoma National Guard, unveiled plans for the new 60-housand-square-foot facility. As the current museum focuses heavily on the…