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Oklahoma Health Leaders Raise Awareness For National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is National 'Minority Mental Health Awareness' month and Oklahoma health leaders are putting a spotlight on issues impacting minority communities. Health leaders said that there can be a disconnect between minorities and health agencies that can often affect their treatment. Stephanie Roberts with the Mental Health Association Oklahoma said...
'It wasn't a given': How the film industry's growth allowed Oklahoma to land 'Twisters'
Oklahoma City's Film Incentive Program is off to a whirlwind start, thanks to the summer event movie "Twisters." After spending months in Oklahoma making the movie last year, "Twisters" stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell and Anthony Ramos took the Sooner State by storm again at a special invitation-only screening and red-carpet event Monday...
National Democratic group focusing on two Oklahoma legislative races this fall
A national organization, charged with electing Democratic lawmakers to state legislatures, announced it was spotlighting two Oklahoma races this year. The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee said it was targeting Erin Brewer in Senate District 47 and Chaunté Gilmore in House District 100. "These strong Democratic candidates provide opportunities to flip competitive seats and combat the GOP majorities in the House and Senate," the organization said in a media statement.
'Third time's the charm:' Senate approves Stitt's newest nominee for seat on OSU/A&M board
Without dissent, the Oklahoma Senate on Monday approved the appointment of the widow of a former member of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents to a seat on that board, ending a weeks-long political drama between the Senate and Gov. Kevin Stitt. Jennifer Henderson Callahan was Stitt’s third appointee for an...
SECMD24: Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma & Mizzou take the Tuesday stage
Press Conference video courtesy of the Southeastern Conference. Tuesday at SEC Media Days brings representatives from Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Missouri into the spotlight. Each head coach and three player representatives for each school took to the stage on Day 2, along with SEC Coordinator of Football Officials John McDaid.
One More Day of Heat Wave
The heat wave will last one more day before we get a break in the high temperatures. A heat advisory will be in effect for southeast Kansas, most of Oklahoma, southern Missouri and all of Arkansas today. The advisories start between 11 and 1 p.m. and will last until 8 p.m. Coffeyville is expected to see a high of 99 with a heat index up to 109 today.
Brickbat: I Can't Get Into That
Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters recently told members of the state legislature that he has been locked out of the state Department of Education website for two years. In a video posted to X, Walters and another man, who wasn't identified, said that employees created individual websites during a previous administration, and they did not leave the information on how to access those sites when they left. But some lawmakers wondered why the issue hasn't been solved in two years.
Oklahoma AG continues push to dissolve religious charter school contract with latest motion
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a motion Monday opposing St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School's request for the Oklahoma Supreme Court to stay an order to rescind a state board's contract with the school. Drummond submitted his response to the St. Isidore request a week ahead of the deadline...
‘Entirely Contrary to the Law of the Land’: Total Wine Heads to Court Over This State’s Constitutional Law Prohibiting Big Box Retailers
The Oklahoman reported on Thursday that Total Wine & More is pushing back at Oklahoma’s constitution, which prohibits larger liquor retailers from setting up shop within the Sooner State. The big box retailer’s attorney, Mark Hornbeek, argued in front of a judge that the state’s residency requirement went against the federal constitution.
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