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Federal relief funding to pay eligible Oklahoma college Students for Their Work as a Student Teacher - August 09, 2021
OSDE using $12.75 million in relief funds for paid student teaching OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 9, 2021) – To ensure students have access to well-prepared teachers in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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Governor Ceremonially Signs O’Donnell’s Citizenship Test Bill - August 08, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor on Wednesday ceremonially signed a bill by House Speaker Pro Tempore Terry O’Donnell, R-Catoosa, that will help ensure Oklahoma high school graduates are mor...
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Governor Ceremonially Signs Restorative Justice Bill - August 08, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – The governor this week ceremonially signed a bill that will allow for a victim-led restorative justice pilot program to be established in the state. House Bill 1880, by...
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Nursing mothers benefit from new law - August 08, 2021
Sen. Hicks reminds nursing mothers of new law for school employees OKLAHOMA CITY – With students returning to the classroom soon, Sen. Carri Hicks wants to make sure new mothers in Okla...
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Judge orders Oklahoma to resume supplemental unemployment - August 08, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge is ordering Oklahoma to reinstate a supplemental federal unemployment assistance program that was ended in June. Oklahoma County District Judge Anthony Bonner ...
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‘Reservation Dogs’ smashes stereotypes of Indigenous people - August 08, 2021
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Two Indigenous filmmakers are smashing the caricatures and stereotypes of Native Americans, who are often portrayed in TV and films as bloodthirsty killers standing in the way of...
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Oklahoma City landlords settle sexual harassment claims - August 07, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A group of Oklahoma City landlords has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that the group's former agent sexually harassed female tenants. The U.S. Depart...
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SEC, Sankey agree to contract extension through 2026 - August 07, 2021
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference has extended the contract of Commissioner Greg Sankey, whose league is set to grab even more prominence and wealth with the addition of Oklahoma a...
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New Oklahoma AG asks SCOTUS to overturn major tribal ruling - August 07, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s new attorney general is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its own historic ruling on tribal sovereignty. In a petition with the high court on Friday, Attorn...
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Tulsa mayor says no to mask mandate, calls for vaccinations - August 07, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum says he won't re-issue a mask mandate for the city, despite a surge in COVID-19 cases. Bynum said on Friday that the rise in virus cases and hospitalizati...
