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WASHINGTON — A key House Appropriations hearing that would have determined funding for the National Weather Center and research programs in Norman, including those at the University of Oklahoma, has been postponed indefinitely after Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly recessed the House early amid uproar over the release of sealed Jeffrey Epstein documents.
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It may seem like the summer vacation just got underway, but the reality is, back to school time is just around the corner. In fact, most Seminole County students will return to the classroom in just two weeks.
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The Muscogee Nation Supreme Court affirmed a district court’s ruling that Muscogee Freedmen are entitled to citizenship within the tribal nation and held that references to a “by blood” requirement in the nation’s laws have been unlawful since their inception. Muscogee Freedmen — people of African descent held in slavery by some Muscogee citizens prior to the U.S. Civil War — were granted citizenship by the nation’s Treaty of 1866 with the United States. Freedmen and their descendants held citizenship in the Muscogee Nation until a new constitution was written in 1979.
Read moreSeminole County’s jobless rate dropped by more than one percent in May from the previous year, according to the latest report from the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC).
Read moreThe reporter from the big-city paper looked a bit uncomfortable as she sat at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop. Doc ordered some coffee for her, and introduced her to the guys. She came here to interview Doc, who has been patching people up around here since the invention of pain, but there was something about her that told us she’d rather be covering the White House, and that she was determined to save the world by Tuesday at two o’clock.
Read moreDear Dave, My husband and I recently began trying to get out of debt and live on a budget. I love your plan, but he’s having a hard time getting adjusted to keeping track of things. He loves to eat out during the week. I don’t mind this once in a while, but it has gotten to the point where it’s disrupting our budget and our finances. The truth is, it’s getting tough to keep our heads above water financially. I think a lot of this behavior may be stress-related. He recently was forced to take a pay cut at his company, and I’ve been working part-time since then to help us get by. I know he’s hurting and angry about things at his job, but how do I approach him about this?
Read moreLast Friday, the Environmental Protection Agency said it will eliminate the Office of Research and Development and reduce its workforce.
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