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Senate Bill 615 was signed into law last Wednesday, which requires restrooms or changing rooms in Oklahoma public schools to be designated exclusively based on biological sex. Rep. Danny Williams, R-Seminole, was the principal House author of the bill.
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Oklahoma State University has named Dr. Jeanette Mendez as provost and senior vice president following a nationwide search.
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As we steadily make our way into 2022, the resolutions we made a few months earlier - to spend and eat less – begin to fade from our collective memory. Many of us will be left to ponder two frustratingly large figures: the one that shows up in our credit card bill, and the one that appears on the bathroom scale… But which would the average Oklahoman prefer to lose most? A bulging waistline or a hefty debt?
Read moreThe Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) will stop processing applications for new grower, dispensary and processor licenses for up to two years after Gov. Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 3208 last Thursday.
Read moreTCJ Student last week announced that Tyler Thompson of Tohono O’odham Community College is the winner of the 2022 MMIW Poster Contest. Tyler created two unique posters that highlight Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples. “Being a part of this has been an amazing experience, said Tyler, “Knowing my art will help raise awareness and know that it gives a voice to those missing is an honor. They are our family, and we will never forget them.”
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the May Manufacturing Survey last week. According to Chad Wilkerson, vice president and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the survey revealed that growth in Tenth District manufacturing activity slowed slightly but activity remained strong, and expectations for future activity also eased slightly from recent historical highs.
Read moreThere are 20.6 million people who identify as Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander alone (not in combination with another race), making up 6.2% of the nation’s population, according to the 2020 Census.
Read moreMany cattle ranchers are turning bulls in with their cows and heifers this time of year, and Mark Johnson, beef cattle breeding specialist for Oklahoma State University Extension, has some tips for a successful breeding season.
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