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Oklahoma’s Kid Governor Emma Stephens and several of the Kid Cabinet members recently volunteered for a day at City Rescue Mission in Oklahoma City.
Read moreLuann Schmiedel has been appointed to serve as the commissioner representing parents of children with special needs on the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. She succeeds Angela Donley and brings decades of leadership experience and a strong commitment to improving outcomes for children, youth and families across Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma’s 2025 State Suppliers Expo, held at the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Aug. 5 and 6, introduced over 600 attendees to the latest contracting opportunities put forward by state agencies. Over the course of two days, representatives from the private sector came faceto- face with leaders in state government to engage in meaningful discussions on how to grow their business while providing quality services to the State of Oklahoma.
Read moreGeneral Revenue Fund collections in July – the first month of fiscal year 2026 – totaled $608.5 million, which is $26.3 million, or 4.5%, above the monthly estimate. This total is also $11.6 million, or 1.9%, below collections from July 2024.
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Dogs are popular pets. Forbes Advisor reports 65.1 million households in the United States have a dog, and there are roughly 89 million dogs in the country. According to Dogster, Canadians own about 7.9 million dogs as of 2022.
Read moreFall is loaded with opportunities to have fun It can be bittersweet to say farewell to summer. Months of warm weather and sunshine are hard to beat and provide plenty of opportunities to rest and relax.
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Retirement is often characterized as a carefree time in life when adults who spent years in the workforce get to enjoy the fruits of their labors. But upon retiring, many retirees find themselves fighting boredom. A recent study from Indeed found that, as of March 2022, 3.2 percent of workers who retired a year earlier had already reentered the workforce. No two retirees are the same, and a host of variables, boredom among them, likely compelled recently retired professionals to go back to work.
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