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Social Security benefits will go up

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Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 69 million Americans will increase 1.6 percent in 2020, the Social Security Administration announced. The 1.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 63 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2020. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries…

Dr. Mike Ritze gets FAA recertified

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Dr. J. Michael Ritze from Broken Arrow was recently awarded Recertification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as a senior FAA aviation medical examiner (AME).  The aviation medical examiner (AME) is a designee of the FAA and is empowered to determine if a medical certificate can safely be granted for aviation duty. Therefore, no doctor/patient…

Faith & Freedom Conference Oct. 26

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Bob McEwen, Nonie Darwish, U.S. Rep. Kevin Hern, State Sen. Nathan Dahm and Father Frank Pavone are the scheduled speaker for the 2019 Faith and Freedom Conference October 26 in Tulsa. McEwen is the executive director of the Council for National Policy. A six-term congressman from Ohio, speaks about how God and free enterprise were…

OK is No. 6 in high sales tax

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Only five states have a higher sales tax rate than Oklahoma, according to a study by the Tax Foundation. Also, comparing average local sales tax rates, Oklahoma has the fifth largest sales tax rate – 4.42 percent. Only Alabama (5.15%), Louisiana (5%), Colorado (4.73%) and New York (4.4%) have higher average rates. Five states –…

Beer sales skyrocket in Tulsa

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What has been the impact since Oklahoma liberalized its liquor laws on October 1, 2018? 3.2-percent beer has vanished and been replaced with beer with much higher alcohol content. Alcohol sales were legalized in Oklahoma’s last 16 dry counties. Liquor stores can refrigerate their alcohol products. Convenience stores, groceries, drug store and other retailers can…

Military service is a tradition for Broken Arrow family

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The Oklahoma Army National Guard will officially promoted its newest general officer, Brig. Gen. Tommy Mancino, Oct. 8. However, this was not be the first time a Mancino has been addressed as general in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Tommy’s father, Tom, is a retired brigadier general with more than 40 years of service in…

October 18 deadline for voter registration for Nov. 12 vote

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October 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration to vote in the November 12 City of Tulsa bond and sales tax increase election, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. You can register or change your registration by filling out and mailing in an Oklahoma voter registration application that must…

Redistricting preparation is started

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Leadership in the Oklahoma Senate is preparing for the 2020 political redistricting effort.  President Pro Tempore Greg Treat appointed Senator Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, as chair of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting and named Senator Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, as vice chair of the committee. “The Senate will conduct its redistricting process in a thorough, bipartisan,…

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

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October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month and Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) officials are reminding parents to maintain a safe sleep environment for children. Oklahoma has some cause to celebrate, as new data shows that the infant mortality rate in the State of Oklahoma has dropped nearly 8 percent from 7.7…

Helping released prisoners re-adjust

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A criminal justice program initiated by voters is bringing more opportunity for hundreds of non-violent Oklahoma inmates to become productive citizens. In preparation for the release of more than 700 current inmates in November, the governor’s office and several state agencies, volunteer organizations, and community partners, are working together to provide resources…