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A joint federal/state Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is now open in Seminole County to help survivors affected by the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred May 2-8.
Read moreThe State Chamber Research Foundation (SCRF) is sharing a series of tax proposals for policymakers to consider as they work on tax policy and budget issues in future legislative sessions. The policies, which include both tax cuts for individuals and the elimination of business taxes that discourage growth and investment, are aimed at tackling inflation while promoting long term economic growth and tax relief.
Read moreThe U.S. saw an increase in the number of active oil and gas rigs last week, while Oklahoma’s count has not changed for two weeks.
Read moreSenator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) to introduce a bill that would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a universal application across federal agencies for disaster survivors who are seeking federal assistance to recover from hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and more. Currently, individuals that require federal aid to recover from a disaster must fill out separate and detailed applications depending on what agency they need help from—a process that can take weeks or even months. This bill would streamline this process to reduce the burden on disaster survivors.
Read moreRep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, will hold an interim study this fall before the House Common Education Committee investigating the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA). A date for the study has not yet been set.
Read moreProfessional football sideline reporter and entrepreneur Erin Andrews will serve as the speaker at the 2022 Champions of Health Gala, to be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa.
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A 2006 Bethel Public Schools graduate and Shawnee, Oklahoma, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
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