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FreedomFest highlights Tulsa’s July Fourth celebration

June 30, 2022

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

June 30, 2022 Marissa Postell

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

June 30, 2022

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

June 30, 2022

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…

2nd case of monkeypox in Oklahoma

June 30, 2022

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…

OU tuition hike draws criticisms

June 30, 2022

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…

8 city councilors file for re-election

June 30, 2022

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…

Most Tulsa candidates on June 28 are against abortion

June 23, 2022

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…

Help for state transit is included in the budget

June 23, 2022

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…

NSU School of Optometry funds

June 23, 2022

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…