OMMA cuts staff, citing lower licensing

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🌞 Temperature check: Today marks the start of a cooler week with a high of 86 degrees, low of 71; Thunderstorms are likely this afternoon in Oklahoma City, according to AccuWeather

📅 Today in History: In 2014, Eric Garner died at age 43 from an illegal chokehold by New York City Police Department officer Daniel Pantaleo after being arrested for selling cigarettes illegally. Video of his death, with him muttering “I can’t breathe,” incited widespread attention and protests over police brutality

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Oklahoma delegates to GOP Convention united in praising JD Vance as VP choice for Trump

While Donald Trump's announcement that U.S. Sen. JD Vance would be his running mate in the presidential election has been greeted with surprise and skepticism in some quarters, Oklahoma delegates to the Republican National Convention praised Trump's choice, calling it a home run by the former president.

On Monday, just days after he survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania , Trump named Vance as his choice for vice president.

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This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: OMMA cuts staff, citing lower licensing