The Oklahoma State Department of Health has identified the state’s second probable case of monkeypox in a central Oklahoma resident with recent international travel to a country with confirmed cases. The individual is in isolation. OSDH is working to complete the case investigation and contact tracing to identify those who may have been exposed to…
OKLAHOMA CITY) —Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small said the University of Oklahoma’s proposed tuition increase is indefensible and should be shelved by the board of regents. “OU’s demands for ever-higher tuition in the midst of widespread economic hardship is the kind of behavior that leads so many Oklahoma families to conclude university…
Eight incumbent city councilors filed for re-election this month. District 4 Councilor Kara Joy McKee did not file for re-election. The mayor serves a four-year term and is not up until 2024. The election day for municipal offices is August 23. If a runoff vote is needed, it will be November 8. Tulsa City Auditor…
Abortion is one the hottest issues in America but it may not make a large impact on the ballot in Tulsa County for the June 28 primary ballot. Almost all of the candidates on June 28 in Tulsa County precincts are in Republican primaries and most consider themselves “pro-life” – a term that could range…
Rep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, and Sen. John Haste, R-Broken Arrow, recently supported a section of Oklahoma Senate Bill 1040 that allowed for a desperately needed increase in state transit funding in the state budget. As chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations & Budget Subcommittees for Transportation, the two worked to secure this first increase…
Rep. Bob Ed Culver, R-Tahlequah, celebrated passage of a bill he carried in the House regarding ARPA funding for the Northeastern State University School of Optometry. Senate Bill 8 in the second extraordinary session of the 58th Legislature appropriates $15 million to complete the new NSU School of Optometry. These funds are coupled with $18…
The Oklahoma House and Senate can’t seem to agree on how to enact a budget package to help Oklahomans struggling with high inflation. On June 15, the House passed a series of relief measures, including lowering sales tax on groceries and reducing state personal income tax. The Senate has argued that since the House also…
The I-44/H.E. Bailey Turnpike began its transition to PlatePay on the mainline between Lawton and Oklahoma City on June 21. It is the first of three H.E. Bailey turnpike sections converting to cashless tolling. The timeline for the three I-44/H.E. Bailey Turnpike sections converting to PlatePay are: June 21: Chickasha, Newcastle and SH-4/H.E. Bailey spur…
The City of Tulsa Animal Welfare (TAW) reopened for adoptions on June 10. The shelter had been closed since May 6 after cases of canine distemper virus (CDV) were detected. During the past month, TAW treated animals at the shelter and took proactive measures to prevent the spread of CDV. All dogs that were potentially…
BARTLESVILLE (PRNewswire) – “Deluded idiot.” On June 29, the Day of the Christian Martyr, VOM will honor Chau’s example by adding his name to the Martyr’s Memorial. God called John Chau to North Sentinel Island, where the people have no contact with outsiders and they have responded violently to past contact. John still obeyed, preparing…