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Oklahoma Small Businesses are the engine of our economy and the foundation of a free and prosperous nation, accounting for more than 99 percent of all Oklahoma private sector employers and creating nearly two out of every three new jobs nationwide.

The Oklahoma Water Resources Board recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a critical water project that will connect more than 70 homes in my district to Logan County water lines. Many of these homes currently rely on private water wells that have been contaminated.

Rhonda Sutton Eastman a native of Tulsa, has announced her candidacy for the open seat on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.Eastman, who is running on the Democratic ticket, was born in Tulsa, grew up in Leflore County, and graduated from Spiro High School.

Rising temperatures and the reemergence of wildlife make spring a popular time of year. But the blooming flowers and blossoming trees of spring may not be a wonder to behold for seasonal allergy sufferers.

Schools in OK Minimum daily recess time is about to double in Oklahoma elementary schools. A newly enacted law will require 40 minutes of recess per day, up from 20 minutes, for public school students in kindergarten through fifth grade.

Seminole State College will host two enrollment events this weekend for prospective students and their families. Enrollment Extravaganza will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 1, in the Walkingstick Building on the SSC campus.

Oklahoma had the third highest number of utility cutoffs in the nation in 2024, according to a report from the Energy Policy Institute.

Over the past few years, a national movement has taken off in many states to establish a hardened rule in the law that 50/50 custody is in the best interest of the children of divorce. Such laws have passed recently in Arizona, Kentucky.

Today is the 118th day of 2026 and the 40th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1789, a mutiny broke out on the British trade ship Bounty. In 1945, Italian partisans executed dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress by firing squad. In 1952, the United States ended its occupation of Japan.