The House will consider legislation clarifying cities’ and counties’ authority to regulate the smoking and vaping of medical marijuana in public places. Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, is the author of Senate Bill 1296, which he says is needed to clear up confusion as to where citizens can use their medical products. The bill passed out…
The House Public Safety Committee passed House Bill 4136, which authorizes law enforcement to seize any vehicle operated by an illegal immigrant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor. House Bill 4136 was authored by State Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, who said the purpose behind the bill was to curb illegal immigration and…
Oklahoma motorists would receive some extra grace on traffic warrants and speeding tickets if two bills that passed in the House make it through the Senate and are signed into law by the governor. House Bill 2885 by State Rep. Johnny Tadlock, R-Idabel, provides that a misdemeanor traffic warrant issued on or after November 1,…
Two pieces of legislation addressing fetal alcohol syndrome passed the Oklahoma House. Exposure of a developing baby to alcohol can lead to fetal alcohol syndrome, which can cause physical, behavioral and intellectual disabilities that may last a lifetime. Nationally, about 40,000 newborns are born with fetal alcohol syndrome every year. House Bill 3406, by Rep….
The Will Rogers High School Community Foundation will induct a new Will Rogers High School Hall of Fame class on March 27. The inductees will join rock-and-roll legend the late Leon Russell and S. E. Hinton, author of The Outsiders. The new inductees include: David Finch (class of 1971), a multi-Emmy winning sports cinematographer who…
The 1889 Institute has published, “Food Deserts – Health Crisis or Mere Inconvenience?” In it, 1889 Research Fellow, Mike Davis, makes the case that “food deserts” are not the crisis that they have been portrayed to be in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. This means recent zoning regulations limiting small-box “dollar” stores are detrimental. Nevertheless, recommendations…
(PRNewswire) — 7-Eleven, Inc., the largest chain in the convenience-retailing industry, announced that it has officially closed on the acquisition of more than 100 independently operated 7-Eleven stores in central Oklahoma. “These stores have carried the 7-Eleven name for 67 years, and today they officially join the global 7-Eleven family,” said Joe DePinto, 7-Eleven President…
People in Oklahoma are being warned that robocalls are likely to increase as the country gears up for the 2020 elections. The 2020 elections, which will be in November, will see all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives, 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate, and the office of…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $1,808,416 to expand access to HIV care, treatment, medication, and prevention services in Oklahoma. HRSA awarded $1,058,416 to four health centers in Oklahoma with service delivery sites in geographic locations. These awards are part of a program…
A scientist, Aubrey de Grey, a gerontologist, is convinced that people can live longer than anyone has ever imagined — “as long as 1,000 years,” according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. De Grey may well be off-base with his prediction; he certainly has his detractors. The Week, a news magazine with U.K….