In February, Tulsa accepted bids for management for the city’s animal shelter. A panel was established to examine the proposals. The three bidders were the Tulsa Animal Welfare (TAW) team – Brandywine Valley SPCA and Humane Society of Tulsa. The city picked TAW. “We are very pleased that the employees were able to elect representatives…
Tulsa Community College’s first phase of its Return to Campus plan provides students limited access to computers for the summer semester at two campuses, but how they access the buildings and the computers is very different. This is the first phase of restarting on campus operations as TCC looks to resume in-person classes, one of…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Gov. Kevin Stitt and State School Superintendent Joy Hofmeister want to give eligible Oklahoma school districts an opportunity to apply for $16 million in emergency relief funds through the federal Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Incentive grant funds were made available through $8 million from the Oklahoma State Department…
In Oklahoma as of Monday, there have been 10,733 confirmed cases of the Chinese coronavirus. The number of tests in Oklahoma is 271,925. There are 197 patient in hospitals. There have only been 1,268 hospitalizations since the outbreak began and 369 Oklahomans have died.
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma beef task force designed to analyze problems in marketing and processing beef has been organized by State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, and State Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant. The two legislators have invited independent ranchers, meat buyers, meat processors, livestock auction owners and meat inspectors to convene and identify financial obstacles…
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, and U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, announced that the City of Tulsa – Rogers County Port Authority will be awarded a $6.1 million grant to support the construction and improvement of rail transportation and utility infrastructure in support of a new two-million-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility at the…
OKLAHOMA CITY – In order to improve Oklahoma’s health outcomes, increase access to health care and foster a more accountable system, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) will seek proposals from qualified managed care organizations to facilitate health care services to eligible and enrolled members of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, commonly known as SoonerCare. The managed…
OKLAHOMA CITY– Governor Kevin Stitt was joined by city and county leaders to announce the State has begun fulfilling reimbursement requests for CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funds, fulfilling 30 percent of city and county requests in the first 7 days of receiving applications. From June 1 to June 10, the State received a total of…
The Oklahoma Democrat Party applauded the U.S. Supreme Court decision to award special rights to homosexuals and to people who undergo “sex changes.” “Today is a historic victory for the LGBTQ+ community. Today’s decision and progress could not have happened without the courageous actions of thousands of activists and the many fighting for equal rights,”…
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Worlds of Fun amusement park opened the 2020 Season on June 22 with stringent health, safety and hygiene protocols in place to protect its guests and ambassadors. The park will initially open to Season Passholders exclusively, with daily ticket sales to begin in early July. Reservations will be required for all…