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Today is the 150th day of 2023 and the 72nd day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1431, 19-yearold Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, Normandy, for heresy. In 1911, Ray Harroun, driving a Marmon Wasp equipped with the first rearview mirror, won the first Indianapolis 500. In 1922, the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington,
Read moreLyric Theatre of Oklahoma has been approved for a $10,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support Lyric’s 2023 world-premiere production of CONCERTO.
Read moreFriday marked sine die for the Oklahoma Legislature, which normally would be the conclusion date for the regular session’s business. However, this has been one of the most unusual sessions in memory as the legislative process came to a virtual standstill for nearly two weeks while both chambers and the governor held a standoff over an education package centered around private school vouchers.
Read moreGovernor Kevin Stitt was joined Friday by students, parents, and school leaders from across the state to sign the ASPIRE Oklahoma Plan into law; a first-of-itskind education freedom program and record funding in Oklahoma’s school system.
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The final passage of HB 2863 this past week created the Oklahoma State University Veterinary Medicine Authority (OSUVMA), securing longterm support for clinical training at the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
Read moreOn Wednesday, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to advance H.R. 3560- the National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act of 2023 out of Committee. Sponsored by Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03), Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, the National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act would provide for a coordinated Federal initiative to accelerate the United States’ leadership in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and advanced air mobility (AAM) research and development to strengthen economic and national security.
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