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Gov. Kevin Stitt Signs Historic School Choice Legislation All Oklahoma families eligible for Private School and Homeschool Tax Credits OKLAHOMA CITY – Today Governor Kevin Stitt signed a historic school choice bill into law. House Bill 1934 makes a tax credit of at least $5,000 available for every family with a school-aged child, with the credit…

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT STRENGTHENS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS OF MISSING OR MURDERED INDIGENOUS PERSONS   May 5th is MMIP Awareness Day   OKLAHOMA CITY – The Justice Department joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2023 as National Missing or Murdered…

Arts & Culture Day is next Tuesday, April 18th!  Arts & Culture Day is Oklahoma’s dedicated arts advocacy event. Bringing together lawmakers, business leaders, educators, and arts advocates, Arts & Culture Day provides attendees with the tools needed to advocate for the expansion of the arts & culture in Oklahoma. Tuesday, April 18, 2023 8:30am…

City Council candidates speak out ONL Reporter The Okemah News Leader hosted a debate/forum on Tuesday, March 21, at the Okfuskee County History Center. The evening moderator for the evening was state Senator Roger Thompson. Thompson thanked the History Center for donating the space for the community to gather and hear from several of the…

Oklahoma Remains Top State for Veterans (OKLAHOMA CITY) – The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) is excited to announce that Oklahoma has achieved the ranking of number ONE amongst the 50 states for veterans in a new category. The Annual Benefits Report for Fiscal Year 2022 published by the United States Department of Veterans…

 Attorney General O’Connor, 34 States Reach $438.5 Million Agreement with JUUL Labs OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General John O’Connor announced today a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. JUUL was, until recently, the dominant player in…

OSU unveils monumental bronze statue of former President Burns Hargis  (STILLWATER, Okla., Sept. 9, 2022) — Burns Hargis is now larger than life on the Oklahoma State University campus in Stillwater. On Friday, the university unveiled a towering, 10-foot-high bronze statue of its 18th president between the Student Union and Edmon Low Library, across Library Lawn…