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Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today his intent to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration if it does not withdraw a rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that designates the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species. The rule, which is scheduled to take effect March 27, would place burdensome restrictions on Oklahoma ranchers needing to graze livestock, as well as unnecessarily impede development of energy pipelines, oil drilling, wind farms, and roads.
Read moreOklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the appointment of Ashley Scott as the new Director for the Oklahoma Insurance Department’s (OID) Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Compliance and Enforcement Division. In addition, Molly Clinkscales was appointed as the lead attorney for the program.
Read moreFounders’ Day is an opportunity to celebrate the heritage and shape the future of OBU. This special event commemorates the university’s incorporation in February 1910.
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In celebration of Black History Month, the East Central University Black Alumni Association is proud to present Dr. Mautra Staley Jones, the first woman and the first person of color to serve as the president of Oklahoma City Community College.
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Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is offering self-defense education during Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month.
Read moreAverage gasoline prices in Oklahoma have fallen 8.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.05/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 2,294 stations in Oklahoma. Prices in Oklahoma are 16.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 3.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 5.2 cents in the last week and stands at $4.60 per gallon.
Read moreScott J. Hamilton, executive director of the Oklahoma Democratic Party, was elected to serve as the Midwestern representative on the Executive Committee of the Association of State Democratic Executive Directors (ASDED) at the group’s winter meeting in conjunction with the Democratic National Committee in Philadelphia.
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