WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: The Justice Department, on behalf of the Department of the Interior, filed a motion to intervene today in the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's lawsuit against the City of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its mayor, chief of police and city attorney in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The Justice Department also filed a proposed complaint against Tulsa, alleging that it has unlawful  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 14 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release: Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, extends his appreciation to Governor Stitt for signing a bill designed to help prisoners develop work skills for employment options upon their release from prison. House Bill 3158 would modify the current school application requirements to help cosmetology and barber schools in prisons continue to educate and train students. "The requirements for running a school within  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 14 -- The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy issued the following weekly column on May 13, 2024: * * * Now is the Time to Call Lawmakers to Support Childcare By Joe Dorman The Oklahoma Legislature is approaching the constitutionally binding end of the annual session, which must occur by 5 p.m. on the final Friday of May. Each year, lawmakers come to the State Capitol in Oklahoma City to debate policy ideas for improving conditions for certain Oklahomans, and   more