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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Tuesday April 16, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Center for a Humane Economy: Animal Wellness Action Grants $2,000 Reward Money to Oklahoma City Woman for Turning in Oklahoma Man Who Savaged and Killed Puppy
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 16 -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy are proud to announce rewarding an Oklahoma woman $2,000 for definitive information that led to the identification of the individual seen in a video (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13294719/Oklahoma-man-stomps-puppy-dog-video.html) published by media repeatedly stomping and killing a puppy in late March outside a business in sout  more

Cowles Joins American Hereford Association Staff
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 16 -- The American Hereford Association issued the following news release: Corbin Cowles, Rockfield, Ky., is the new AHA Upper Midwest region field representative. "Corbin is a talented young man with strong interpersonal skills, seedstock industry knowledge and enthusiasm for the position," says Joe Rickabaugh, AHA director of seedstock marketing. "He will be a solid asset to the upper Midwest region, working with the many high-quality Hereford operations througho  more

Kordeliski Elected 2025-2026 AASL President
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- The American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, issued the following news release: The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the results of its 2024 election. Members elected Amanda Kordeliski, Director of Libraries and Instructional Technology for Norman Public Schools in Oklahoma, as the 2024-2025 President-Elect. She will serve as the AASL President during the 2025-2026 term and immediate P  more

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Weekly Column: Tulsa Movie Event to Recall 'Oklahoma Shame' and Document Child Protection Failures in Other States
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy issued the following weekly column on April 15, 2024: * * * Tulsa Movie Event to Recall 'Oklahoma Shame' and Document Child Protection Failures in Other States By Joe Dorman Forty years ago, journalists from three news organizations owned by Gannett News Service, KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City, The Muskogee Phoenix, and ABC News "20/20" News Magazine, collaborated on what became a year-long investigation into the Oklaho  more