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The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has named nine students as 2022 OMRF Langston University Biomedical Research Scholars.
Read moreFor some, June is the beginning of summer when kids are out of school and families are planning a vacation, but for dairy farmers it is the start of National Dairy Month. This month-long celebration recognizes the commitment dairy farmers have to their animals, their land and their communities. Dairy MAX, a non-profit dairy council representing more than 900 dairy farm families across eight states, will commemorate the annual month-long event by sharing the great news of dairy – a delicious and nutritious, cost-efficient food produced by the original environmental stewards, farmers.
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DEAR ABBY: I survived 17 years of abuse. I’m slowly healing and now in a healthy relationship I enjoy. My ex did what most abusers do in these situations: He isolated me from my family. He would force me to say mean things to my sisters and parents to keep them away and make them hate me.
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The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden recently introduced its great ape species, including Western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees and Sumatran orangutans, to a novel enrichment activity, the Animal Vending Machine. Collaborating with WildThink, the creator of the Animal Vending Machine, the OKC Zoo is excited to offer this inventive enrichment activity to these select species as part of the Zoo’s ongoing enrichment program.
Read moreThe Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last year, with 80 percent of benefits payable at that time.
Read moreThe second extraordinary session of the 58th Oklahoma Legislature will reconvene to a Call of the Chair at some point during the summer and fall to address allocation of approximately $1.7 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds. A separate special session called by Governor Kevin Stitt is also expected to convene possibly as early as June 13 to address tax relief for Oklahomans. Options expected to be discussed are reducing the individual income tax by .25% and elimination of the state sales tax on groceries. The question remains as to whether both special sessions will occur concurrently when possible in order to consolidate lawmakers’ time at the Capitol. The first regular session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature will convene February 6, 2023.
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We officially concluded the 2022 legislative session at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 27. Of the many accomplishments this year, I’m very proud of the historic budget we approved, especially in how it will support our rural communities.
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