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“We appreciate Governor Stitt and the Oklahoma State Legislature for selecting several strategic initiatives at Oklahoma State University to fund through the American Rescue Plan Act. As Oklahoma’s flagship land-grant university, these initiatives and projects align with our mission of addressing Oklahoma’s most pressing challenges. We commend the members of the House and Senate for prioritizing our projects and thank the governor for his approval.
Read moreThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Sebron Dejuan Brown, age 36, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 48 months imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release for one count of Conspiracy to Commit Odometer Tampering, two counts of Odometer Tampering, and one count of Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud.
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Read moreAt their regular October meeting in Medicine Park, Wildlife Conservation Commissioners opened the meeting with a moment of silence to honor the late Bill Brewster. Brewster was a passionate and dedicated sportsman who served on the Wildlife Commission beginning in 2016, representing District 3 in southeastern Oklahoma.
Read moreThe Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) announced this week it was named in the Top 1 percent of public schools nationwide. It is also the 2023 Best Public High School in Oklahoma, according to Niche.com. Rankings are based on school statistics and the opinions of students and parents, among other criteria. This is the fourth consecutive year The OSSM has been identified as the state’s leading public and STEMrelated high school.
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK), a member of the Senate Finance Committee with jurisdiction over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which plays a major role in the prescription drug pricing scheme, joined Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) to introduce the Protecting Drug Innovation Act. The bill would roll back the federal government’s authority to set and control drug prices covered by Medicare. The power to set drug prices was a key component of the Democrats’ so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” that passed without a single Republican vote.
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Oklahoma Baptist University is pleased to welcome Dr. Stephanie Parker, MSN, RN, as the new chair of the School of Nursing. She began her duties Oct. 1 as the Lawrence C. and Marion Harris Chair of Nursing and Associate Professor of Nursing. Parker takes the place of Dr. Robbie Henson, OBU’s former Chair of Nursing, who retired in May after 31 years of service.
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