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U. S. must not sacrifice health care, education funding | Letters
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (374+ words) Our great America appears to be on a path to sacrificing funding for both health and education programs available to all based on short-term financial logic. Health and education programs should be the first two budget elements funded to keep…...
Activist urges Oklahoma City City Council to pass data center moratorium
2+ hour, 19+ min ago (23+ words) The Oklahoman Activist urges Oklahoma City City Council to pass data center moratorium...
Oklahoma lawmakers, tribes and OKC Thunder agree on sports betting bill
12+ hour, 23+ min ago (603+ words) The lawmakers behind the push to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma say they will move forward with new legislation after reaching an agreement with the Oklahoma City Thunder, a number of tribal nations, and the state's leading public universities. Ponca…...
See Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sign new literacy bill targeting third grade
18+ hour, 18+ min ago (25+ words) The Oklahoman See Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt sign new literacy bill targeting third grade...
How Oklahoma's new literacy reform law will affect students, teachers
18+ hour, 10+ min ago (109+ words) The Oklahoman How Oklahoma's new literacy reform law will affect students, teachers State officials will begin preparing educators across Oklahoma and hiring reading coaches after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed the Legislature's major literacy reform bill into law Tuesday, April 21. About…...
Edmond seeks to remove charter mandate that targeted Black candidates
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (94+ words) The Oklahoman Edmond seeks to remove charter mandate that targeted Black candidates EDMOND " The "freeholder" requirement is closer to being scrubbed from the 101-year-old Edmond City Charter as a qualification for local political candidates. The decades-old clause is generally understood…...
Artemis II shows our potential for achieving important goals | Opinion
19+ hour, 47+ min ago (85+ words) The Oklahoman We needed Artemis II at this moment. We needed it to remind us of how far we have come. More importantly, we needed it to inspire our belief in what is still possible. At the time of the…...
Iran says no to peace negotiations as JD Vance heads to Pakistan
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (13+ words) The Oklahoman...
How will Oklahoma pay to host the 2028 Olympics? Senate advances bill for account
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (280+ words) Senate lawmakers on Monday advanced legislation to create an account that could help pay for the cost of hosting the 2028 Summer Olympics." Senate Bill 1378"does not appropriate any funding, but the measure's author, Sen. Kristen Thompson, R-Edmond, said an estimated…...
Norman homeless shelter an overdue 'step forward' for growing city, organizers say
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (1303+ words) After nearly six years of planning, Norman officials are moving forward with an effort to build a permanent low-barrier homeless shelter, a project Mayor Stephen Holman says is long overdue for the state's third-largest city, where "homelessness isn't going away....