The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System (EOVAHCS) will hold a Moral Injury & Reconciliation Clinic for women Veterans beginning June 14. The clinic will be every Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. for 12 weeks at the Tulsa VA Behavioral Medicine Clinic at 10159 E. 11th St. Video teleconferencing will be available at…
Many communities across the state are dealing with flooded areas after the recent storms. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds the public that floodwater and standing water can be dangerous, making a person vulnerable to diseases, chemical hazards and injuries. Floodwaters contain many potential hazards such as downed power lines, household trash, medical…
For 25 years, Dave Ramsey Solutions’ Financial Peace University has helped more than 5 million people change their financial future. Lessons feature Ramsey personalities Rachel Cruze and Chris Hogan teaching alongside Ramsey. On average, families who complete Financial peace University pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class nearly…
The 2019 Oklahoma Baptist University Pastors’ School will be July 15-17. An early bird registration discount price of $75 is available through May 31, with the regular price of $99 for registrations June 1 and beyond. Designed to provide pastors with practical strategies for equipping the church, the event will offer breakout sessions, keynote speakers…
The Oklahoma Energy Resources Board (OERB) is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its well site cleanup program, which is voluntarily funded by oil and natural gas producers and royalty owners. To date, 17,000 orphaned or abandoned well sites have been cleaned at a cost of $120 million. Oklahoma is the only state in the nation…
Tulsa Attorney Cheryl Baber announced her Republican candidacy for Oklahoma State Senate District 35. Baber is a former assistant U.S. attorney and federal law clerk who worked on several high-profile cases, including one in which she successfully defended two Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers who were working to arrest an illegal immigrant fugitive. Baber…
Gov. Kevin Stitt’s budget sets aside $200 million in savings, pumps an extra $203 million into public education and gives teachers an annual pay hike of $1,220. The House passed the budget on Friday and now it goes to the Senate. The budget has an additional $157.7 million for common education (K-12) and $28 million…
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, a free-market think tank, has filed a legal challenge to an initiative petition that would expand the state’s Medicaid welfare program, saying the proposal is unconstitutional and the petition gist is so misleading it violates state law. “There are a lot of policy reasons to oppose Medicaid expansion,” said…
Legislation providing for greater inclusiveness of Oklahoma military personnel and veterans in the Oklahoma Veterans Registry was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt in late April. The Oklahoma Veterans Registry is a voluntary registry of all Oklahoma residents serving on active duty or in the Oklahoma National Guard, as well as all honorably discharged…
A bill clarifying confusing language regarding the protection of military airspace and training routes was signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday. House Bill 2118 was authored by Rep. Charles Ortega, R-Altus, who said the legislation is the continuation of efforts to protect military airspace after legislation passed during the 2018 session left…