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SCOTUS makes changes in McGirt

July 7, 2022 Ray Carter

State can prosecute non-Indian criminals The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the State of Oklahoma has the authority to arrest and prosecute non-Indian criminals who victimize Indians living on tribal reservation land in the state. “This Court has long held that Indian country is part of a state, not separate from it,” the majority opinion…

Gov. Stitt, Hofmeister, Lankford post primary victories

July 7, 2022

Gov. Kevin Stitt won the Republican primary June 28 and Joy Hofmeister, a former Republican, won the Democrat primary – both by impressive margins. They will face each other in the general election November 8. U.S. Sen. James Lankford doubled the vote total of challenger Jackson Lahmeyer, a Tulsa pastor, in the race for one…

Tulsa desperately needs poll workers for August, November

July 7, 2022

The Tulsa County Election Board has an immediate need for poll workers for the upcoming August 23 runoff election and November 8 election. The recent pandemic and labor shortage has left many of the counties across Oklahoma in critical need for poll workers on election day. Poll workers are compensated for their time and, in…

West Nile Virus case in Oklahoma

July 7, 2022

The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) is reporting the first human case, and death in 2022 caused by West Nile Virus (WNV) in a Central Oklahoma resident. The patient was hospitalized before passing away. WNV spreads through the bite of an infected mosquito. In Oklahoma, WNV is primarily spread by the Culex mosquito, which…

New tuition/fees for state colleges

July 7, 2022

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

July 7, 2022

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

July 7, 2022

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

July 7, 2022

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

June 30, 2022

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

June 30, 2022 Ray Carter

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…