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New tuition/fees for state colleges

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The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education has set new tuition and mandatory fee levels for Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Nine institutions across the state system of higher education are not increasing tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduate students in 2022-23. Tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students will increase an average…

Oklahomans assist Ukrainians in need

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This summer, dozens of Oklahomans looking for an easy, hands-on way to help Ukrainians in need are volunteering as conversation partners at ENGin. ENGin, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, pairs Ukrainian youth with English-speakers for free online conversation practice and cross-cultural connection. The program complements humanitarian aid by giving Ukrainians skills to support themselves in the longer…

Street rehab work in West Tulsa

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A street rehabilitation project on Southwest Boulevard between West 23rd Street and West 40th Street has begun. During this project, traffic will be limited to one lane in each direction in the work area. Access will be maintained for all residents and businesses. Work to be done on this 1.8-mile section includes mill, patch and…

Grant to fund research into lupus

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The National Institutes of Health awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a new grant to better understand lupus. OMRF scientist Swapan Nath, Ph.D., studies genetic variants, or mutations, thought to play a role in lupus, a disease in which the immune system becomes unbalanced and attacks the body’s own tissues. Lupus can result in damage…

SCOTUS overturns Roe v.Wade

Tulsa Beacon

By an historic 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the unconstitutional Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion in all of America. Thirteen states, including Oklahoma, had laws in place that would trigger the demise of abortion in Oklahoma should Roe v. Wade ever be overturned. The abortion clinics in Oklahoma reportedly have not…

Stopping attacks on pro-life groups

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 18 of his state counterparts to urge federal law enforcement officials to take action against the rising tide of domestic-terrorist attacks on pro-life organizations and also vowed to devote state resources to those prosecution efforts. “We cannot tolerate assaults on religious and pro-life groups,” O’Connor said. Since June…

FreedomFest highlights Tulsa’s July Fourth celebration

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsans will celebrate the birth of the United States throughout the metro area on July 4th, Independence Day. Perhaps the largest public event will be the Folds of Honor FreedomFest, hosted by River Parks Authority hosts Folds of Honor FreedomFest. The 46th annual Independence Day celebration will be Monday, July 4, with a large fireworks…

Pastors who have been asked to perform LGBT ceremonies

Pastors rarely do LGBT ceremonies

Tulsa Beacon

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This month marks seven years since the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage with its Obergefell v. Hodges decision. Five years later, the 2020 American Community Survey from the United States Census Bureau estimated there were more than 570,000 same-sex married couple households in the United States. But most of these same-sex couples…

Oklahoma State’s president’s inauguration is August 26

Tulsa Beacon

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State well-wishers are invited to the inauguration of Oklahoma State University’s 19th president — Dr. Kayse Shrum. The ceremony will be at 2 p.m., Aug. 26, at Gallagher-Iba Arena and serve as a ceremonial milestone for Shrum’s presidency, which began July 1, 2021. The event, which was delayed due to pandemic considerations,…

OSU regents OK $1.5 B budget

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The OSU/A&M Board of Regents approved a $1.5 billion operating budget for the Oklahoma State University system for Fiscal Year 2023 during its regularly scheduled meeting. Tuition and mandatory fees will remain flat for both in-state and out-of-state undergraduate and graduate students at the Stillwater and Tulsa campuses. “Our land-grant university tradition is reflected in…