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Ask ten principals across Oklahoma what their day looks like, and you’ll get ten wildly different answers.

Sen. John Haste R-Broken Arrow, recently hosted interim studies examining Oklahoma’s physician shortages and the Strong Families Tax Credit.

State Sen. Nikki Nice, D-Oklahoma City, joined the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) on Thursday in commemorating World Day Against the Death Penalty, a global call to end capital punishment and promote a more just and humane criminal justice system.

The Seminole City Council and the Utilities Authority will convene for their regular monthly meetings this evening at the public library.

Housing-first, a model rooted in the belief that people need a stable place to live before addressing other problems, has been central to federal government housing policy for more than a decade. That approach is disappearing under President Donald Trump’s second administration.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is encouraging Oklahoma public schools, technology centers and state higher education institutions to apply for opioid abatement grant funding, with applications opening last week.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1792, the cornerstone of the White House was ceremonially laid. In 1845, Texas ratified a state constitution. In 1943, Italy declared war on Germany, its former Axis ally.

The Oklahoma State Treasurer’s Office has released its September 2026 Tax Revenue Report, showing continued growth in the state’s annual revenue total, with the rolling 12-month measure reaching $18.18 billion.

From The Files of The Seminole Producer Atlantic Richfield’s Plant 13 southeast of Seminole, where a spectacular explosion and fire caused a partial shutdown of operations last week, was expected to be back in full operation today or Wednesday, a company spokesman said this morning.