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Oklahoma parental tax credit has no standards for accreditation
Only accredited private schools qualify for the state’s Parental Choice Tax Credit program, a voucher-like state subsidy for parents to use toward tuition. But schools need only report the name of their accreditor. There is no verification beyond that, and any accreditor goes. Among the schools approved are Goodland...
2 books represent Oklahoma at the National Book Festival
The Great Reads from Great Places initiative features books from across America that represent each states' literary heritage. The National Book Festival celebrates books from every state in Washington, D.C., annually. This year, the festival’s theme was “Books Build Us Up.”. Two books at the festival represented Oklahoma...
Pre-"Twisters:" The Origin of Storm Chasing
How did our modern tornado warning program begin? It started in Oklahoma in 1972 with plucky meteorology students and experimental radars. With the huge success of Twisters this summer and 1996's Twister before it, it is likely most assume storm chasing has been around forever. Not true! Storm chasing began in 1972 in a classroom of stinky Felger Hall at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Joe Golden, a scientist with the National Severe Storms Laboratory addressed a meeting of the OU student chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
PBS documentary delves into love story of Julie Andrews and Oklahoma filmmaker Blake Edwards
Even more than a dozen years after his death, Blake Edwards remains an influential Hollywood icon, revered for directing movies like "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Days of Wine and Roses" and the "Pink Panther" comedies. Born in Tulsa and raised primarily in Los Angeles, Edwards, who died in 2010 at age 88, was married...
Transcript: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Aug. 25, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Aug. 25, 2024.MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Republican Oklahoma governor, Kevin Stitt from Oklahoma City. Good morning to you. Governor.GOV. KEVIN STITT: Hey, good morning. Good to be with you.MARGARET BRENNAN: So, one of the biggest drivers of inflation right now are shelter costs. And I know in a previous life, you founded a mortgage business, so I want to tap into something that's also a problem in Oklahoma, and that is the housing shortage. Donald...
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Kelley, Lynch seeks voter support in House District 60
Two Yukon Republicans are battling it out to see who will represent District 60 in the state House of Representatives. Mike Kelley and Ron Lynch appear on ballots across Oklahoma House District 60 in Canadian County for the Tuesday, Aug. 27th primary runoff election. Since no candidate from any other...
Plane Crashes At Pogue Airport
An emergency landing at the Pogue Airport in Sand Springs ended in a crash Sunday. Firefighters say the single-engine plane's landing gear wouldn't come down so the pilot circled around the airport making the emergency landing. The fire department got the call as the pilot was in the air, and...
An 'Impeach Ryan Walters' rally was held Saturday at the state Capitol
A crowd gathered on Saturday for a rally focused on ousting Oklahoma's controversial schools superintendent from his elected post through impeachment. Rep. Andy Fugate, D-Del City, and Rep. Forrest Bennett, D-Oklahoma City, were among speakers at an "Impeach Ryan Walters Citizens Rally" at the state Capitol. Organized by a group called Oklahomans For Democracy Inc., the rally drew about 75 people. ...
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