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Redistricting preparation is started

October 17, 2019

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

October 17, 2019

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

October 17, 2019

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…

Filing for Tulsa School Board seats

October 17, 2019

Beginning December 2, candidates can file for two seats on the Tulsa School Board that are up for re-election in February. District 5 and District 6 expire in the spring. Brian Hormer was appointed by the school board in February in District 5 after former board member Cindy Decker resigned. Hormer hasn’t announced whether he…

Trump name state re-election team

October 17, 2019

Gov. Kevin Stitt, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, and U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin were named honorary state chairmen of President Trump’s “Oklahoma Trump Victory Team” as part of his re-election drive. The campaign named Stephanie Alexander as the team’s regional political director.

Vaping is dangerous to children

October 17, 2019

Amid growing concern over the dangers of vaping, Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), recently began airing educational messaging to warn parents about Big Tobacco’s efforts to market vaping to young people. Tobacco Stops With Me also has resources available to educate parents, youth and community members…

NEA wants Oklahoma teachers to promote new gun-control laws

October 10, 2019 Ray Carter

The National Education Association is urging its members, which include a sizable share of Oklahoma teachers, to lobby Congress to pass new gun-control laws. The call to support gun control came in the NEA’s “EdAction in Congress” email newsletter, which the organization touts as providing “action alerts and news about the latest federal legislation affecting…

Double Bubble Gum tops Oklahoma Halloween list

October 10, 2019

Best and worst candy is listed Double Bubble Gum is the favorite Halloween candy in Oklahoma. That subjective conclusion comes from a national survey from CandyStore.com. Snickers came in second and Skittles was third in Oklahoma. In Texas and Kansas, Reese’s Cups were tops. Arkansas went for Skittles. Colorado chose Twix. Louisiana picked Lemonheads. Milky…

Stitt moves to eliminate contraband cellphones in prisons

October 10, 2019

Governor Kevin Stitt announced a new executive order to address the crises of contraband cellphones in state prisons across Oklahoma. Executive Order (EO) 2019-41 directs the Secretary of Public Safety, the Secretary of Digital Transformation and Administration and the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (DOC) to research and implement technology solutions in order to eliminate the…

Fiftieth anniversary for TCF Nov. 3

October 10, 2019

Tulsa Christian Fellowship (TCF) will celebrate 50 years in a special November 3 service, at 10 a.m., to mark a half-century since the church’s first meeting on November 2, 1969, in rented space at Wright Junior High School. TCF was founded by a group of people who left another Tulsa church to enable them to…