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Whirlpool expands its Tulsa facility

March 19, 2020

BENTON HARBOR, Mich., (PRNewswire) – Whirlpool Corporation announced the official opening of its new state-of-the-art Factory Distribution Center (FDC) adjacent to its existing manufacturing plant in Tulsa. The existing plant produces freestanding and slide-in ranges under the Whirlpool, Amana, Maytag, KitchenAid and JennAir brands. Whirlpool’s $55 million investment in the new FDC, an 800,000 square…

Wheat and gastrointestinal health

March 19, 2020

STILLWATER — First-of-its-kind research at Oklahoma State University may dispel some claims that modern wheat consumption disrupts gastrointestinal health. The study, published last November in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, studied the changes in the structure of the gut and inflammatory response of mice fed the modern Gallagher and heirloom Turkey wheat varieties….

Trump endorses Inhofe’s re-election

March 19, 2020

President Donald Trump has endorsed Sen. Jim Inhofe’s re-election bid. Inhofe was also endorsed by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Senator James Lankford and the entire Oklahoma delegation. Stitt said, “Now more than ever we need the true conservative leadership of Jim Inhofe in Washington. “Whether it’s funding our roads and bridges or fighting the overregulation of…

Trump, Biden win primaries

March 12, 2020

In the Democrat Presidential Primary in 2016, Sen. Bernie Sanders got 174,054 votes (51%) compared to 139,338 votes (41%) for Hillary Clinton. In the Super Tuesday vote on May 3, Sanders got 77,302 votes (25%) – a drop of almost 100,000 votes. Consequently, former Vice President Joe Biden won the Oklahoma Democrat primary with 117,552…

Tulsan is the first confirmed state case of the coronavirus

March 12, 2020

Health officials said Friday that Tulsa has its first confirmed case of the coronavirus – a 50-year-old man who recently traveled to Italy. The Tulsa man is recovering at home and is isolated with his family. Gov. Kevin Stitt held a press conference to update the status of the state’s preparations to combat the coronavirus,…

Israel is important to OK

March 12, 2020

State Rep. Mark McBride. R-Moore, won passage of legislation that recognizes Israel as one of Oklahoma’s top trade partners and the nation’s greatest ally in the Middle East. House Bill 3967 specifies that unless exempted by the secretary of state, the state of Oklahoma will not enter into contracts with companies that advocate boycotts, divestments…

R41 Convention of States

March 12, 2020

State Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, honored the legacy of former United States Sen. Tom Coburn with the passage of Senate Joint Resolution 41, which calls for an Article V Convention of States to amend the U.S. Constitution. Coburn is a staunch advocate for a convention and has said it is the only way to halt…

Bill to split TPS is dead

March 12, 2020

A bill that was an attempt to better address academic concerns and related issues within the state’s two largest public school districts is dead this session. That’s according to the bill’s author, Senate Education Committee Chair, Gary Stanislawski. “Senate Bill 600 would have allowed the people of Oklahoma City and Tulsa to vote to split…

Homestead exemption proposal

March 12, 2020

State Rep. Lonnie Sims, R-Jenks, passed legislation to update the statutory income qualifier to claim an additional homestead exemption through the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The qualifier has not been raised since 1997. House Bill 3653 increases the statutory income qualifier to claim an additional homestead exemption from $20,000 to $25,000. The additional homestead exemption…

Bill to save Oklahoma elephants

March 12, 2020

Save the elephants and their trainers! That’s the call from Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, the author of House Bill 2895, which would protect the elephants and the elephant handlers at the Endangered Ark Foundation, a private nonprofit in Hugo, from potential animal cruelty statutory provisions. “We have a circus in our district that has a…