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Assessor John Wright on CAA post

March 3, 2022

Tulsa County Assessor John Wright has been chosen to serve as one of four board members on the statewide County Assessor’s Association. “I am honored with this opportunity to help strengthen the assessing profession throughout the state.” Wright said. The statewide board coordinates regional meetings of Assessors and their staff to discuss updates in state…

Special health enrollment period

March 3, 2022

Oklahomans who missed open enrollment but still need health insurance can check with a Healthcare Navigator to find out if they are eligible for a special enrollment period in the online Marketplace. Approximately 40 specially trained and certified Navigator assisters – all attorneys, paralegals and legal support staff from Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma and…

Getting dementia is not inevitable

March 3, 2022 John Grimaldi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dementia is not an inevitable part of growing old. On the other hand memory issues are, indeed, a part of the aging process. A new study published in the journal, Trends in Cognitive Science, reveals that perhaps forgetfulness is a result of an overabundance of information we have stored in our brains,…

Tobacco Helpline helps people quit

March 3, 2022

The Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, a program of Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), offers Oklahomans the opportunity to quit with free personalized help. The Helpline provides services including text and email support, phone and web coaching, at least a two-week supply of nicotine patches, gum, or lozenges, and more! Often referred to as snuff, dip or…

March 11 voter deadline

March 3, 2022

March 11 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be eligible to vote in the April 5 Board of Education General Election, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The races on the ballot are for Bixby Public Schools Office 2, Jenks Public Schools Office 2, Owasso Public Schools Office…

$3.1m grant in fight vs.infections

March 3, 2022

OKLAHOMA CITY— The National Institutes of Health has awarded the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a five-year, $3.1 million grant for research aimed at reducing the main cause of death from infection. OMRF scientist Florea Lupu, Ph.D., hopes his research leads to a new therapeutic treatment for sepsis, which kills about 270,000 people per year in…

Debating bills

February 24, 2022

Tulsa Beacon staff photo by Charles Biggs. The Oklahoma Legislature is debating numerous bills at the Capitol in Oklahoma City.

Bill protects kids from profane books

February 24, 2022

Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, filed legislation to protect children from inappropriate material in school and public libraries. House Bill 3702 would require any Oklahoma school district, charter or virtual charter school, state agency, public library, or university that offers digital or online library database resources to students in kindergarten through twelfth grade to do so…

Bill strengthens Voter ID protection

February 24, 2022

The Senate Rules Committee unanimously approved President Pro Tempore Greg Treat’s bill to add voter identification requirements to the state Constitution. Treat’s Senate Joint Resolution 48 would send to a vote of the people a legislative referendum that would add the voter identification requirement currently in state statute to the Oklahoma Constitution. The measure maintains…

Grocery sales tax elimination bill

February 24, 2022

The Senate Finance Committee on approved legislation from President Pro Tempore Greg Treat that would eliminate the state grocery sales tax. Senate Bill 1495 effectively eliminates the state grocery tax by lowering the rate from 4.5 percent to zero percent. The bill does not prohibit cities or counties from levying their own grocery tax. Just…