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Law enforcement dispute continues between Muscogee Nation and Governor Stitt

Law enforcement dispute continues between Muscogee Nation and Governor Stitt By R.L. Thompson The McGirt ruling by the United States Supreme Court on July 9, 2020, stating the Muscogee Creek Reservation was never disestablished by Congress. The ruling was later expanded to include the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes, commonly known as the five…

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January Sales Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah, Down for Okfuskee County

January Sales Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah, Down for Okfuskee County January Use Tax Disbursements Up for Okemah and Okfuskee County By Alanna Bradley ONL Reporter Reports for sales and use tax disbursements for January 2024 were released by the Oklahoma Tax Commission recently. The disbursements reflect local tax revenue receipts from November 2023 business.…

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OKLAHOMA INVESTMENT REPORT FROM THE STATE TREASURER

PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, DIVERSIFICATION, AND STRATEGY September portfolio yielded 3.05% with a weighted average maturity of 976 days. Total portfolio market value of $15.8 billion, up $1.9 billion in comparison to December 2022. Total portfolio contained 66% in U.S. Treasurys, 8% in U.S. government agencies, 17% in mortgage-backed securities, 8% money market mutual funds, 0.3% in…

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 OSBI OFFERS REWARD IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE 

 OSBI OFFERS REWARD IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY HOMICIDE CASE  JANUARY 12, 2024  CASTLE, OK – On January 7, 2024, the Okfuskee County Sheriff’s Office requested the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to assist with a homicide.  Earlier that morning, Okfuskee County deputies responded to a property near State Highway 48 and East 1020 Road near Castle,…

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Joint letter from leaders of the FiveTribes to Governor Stitt rejecting participation in the One Oklahoma Task Force.

The INTER-TRIBAL COUNCIL of the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES Dear Governor Stitt, As the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes (ITC), an organization that unites the tribal governments of the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole Nations, we are dedicated to advancing public safety for our citizens and all of our neighbors in Oklahoma.…

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Oklahoma Investment Report by Treasurer Todd Russ

PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE, DIVERSIFICATION, AND STRATEGY September portfolio yielded 2.97% with a weighted average maturity of 985 days. Total portfolio market value of $15.6 billion, up $1.9 billion in comparison to November 2022. Total portfolio contained 65% in U.S. Treasurys, 9% in U.S. government agencies, 17% in mortgage-backed securities, 8% money market mutual funds, 0.3% in…

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Drummond to testify before U.S. House committee in impeachment proceedings against Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary 

Drummond to testify before U.S. House committee in impeachment proceedings against Biden’s Homeland Security Secretary  OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 8, 2024) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond will testify Wednesday to the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee as part of that panel’s impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The action comes in the…

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CAPTURED. :NOTIFICATION OF WALKAWAY: Jett Green, ODOC #885068

The Oklahoma Department of Corrections issued a statement at 12:04 pm  that Green was apprehended VINITA, OKLA. – Jett Green (ODOC #885068), an inmate at Northeastern Oklahoma Community Corrections Center in Vinita, Okla., unlawfully walked away at approximately 9 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2024. Inmate Green, 23, is a white male serving a two-year sentence…

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