Governor Kevin Stitt issued Executive Order 2020-24, announcing the formation of The Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty to address concerns and make recommendations to the State and the U.S. Congress in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in McGirt v. Oklahoma and Sharp v. Murphy. “We know that there is a lot of…
Republican leaders in the Legislature praised the decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court declaring recent gambling agreements negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt as void under Oklahoma law. “This ruling confirms what we have maintained all along: There are parameters defined by statute that must be followed in the negotiation of and entering into tribal gaming…
As of July 27, Oklahoma has had 32,686 positive cases of the coronarvirus. Health officials say 573,185 people have been tested with 535,582 tests coming back negative. There were 625 people in hospital with the virus as of Monday and 496 people have died statewide. They report that 24,698 people have recovered from having the…
OKLAHOMA CITY — Members of the Oklahoma House Democrat Caucus responded to Governor Kevin Stitt announcing his plan to give at least $10 million out of $39.9 million in the GEER funds to private schools. The Democrat lawmakers argue that private schools have additional opportunities to generate revenue, like tuition and forgivable federal small business…
July 31 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be able to vote in the August 25 state and county runoff primary election. It is the City of Tulsa general election with candidates for mayor and city councilor plus five charter propositions. There is also a Jenks City bond election, Glenpool sales…
Tulsa gas prices have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.82/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 2.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 47.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…
STILLWATER – On a hot summer day, spending the afternoon bathed in the shade of a tree is a great escape from the heat. While homeowners do their best to make the landscape an inviting space, some of the needed equipment to do so could put those trees in jeopardy. David Hillock, Oklahoma State University…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Presbyterian Health Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 million in biomedical research grants to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). “We remain steadfastly committed to funding cutting-edge biomedical research on the Oklahoma Health Center campus,” said PHF President Tom R. Gray III. A…
In April, the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) issued bulletins requesting insurance carriers operating in Oklahoma to provide flexibility and possible relief options for Oklahoma consumers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to OID’s request, many automobile insurance companies announced refunds, dividends, credits or other premium adjustments to their customers as the industry saw fewer accidents…
Two Democrats might ‘defund the police’ While most of the 20 candidates for Tulsa City Council support the Tulsa Police Department, at least two Democrats – Larry Miller and Cheyenna Morgan – want “defund the police” or severely cut their budget. On August 25, Tulsa voters will vote in seven council races and the race…