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Senator 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.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has announced that the National Register of Historic Places designation for the following property in Oklahoma. The National Register of Historic Places is our nation’s official list of properties significant in our past.
Read morePreserving and protecting Chikashshanompa’, the Chickasaw language, is vital to Chickasaw cultural identity. The Chickasaw Nation is asking the community at-large to complete the Language Vitality and Speaker Survey available online.
Read moreThis week, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced the awarding of $300,000 in funding to four organizations to deliver existing training programs through the SBA’s Service-Disabled Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Program.
Read moreFaculty are essential to creating a thriving academic and cultural environment at tribal colleges and universities (TCUs). They teach and advise students, develop culturally relevant curricula, and take on administrative duties. Yet faculty often are unable to learn from one another or foster relationships in the research arena to focus on research activities and further learning for themselves.
Read moreWhen people hear the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) they automatically get visions of farms, wheat, cattle and tractors. While it’s true that USDA serves the needs of the farm and ranch families across the country, its not our only mission. USDA-Rural Development serves the people and families that call rural cities and towns home in ways that many people are not aware.
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