DURANT, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma issued the following news on May 22, 2024: The Choctaw Nation has announced the appointment of Mike Haggerty to tribal prosecutor, effective today. In his role he will lead the prosecution team within the Choctaw Nation Judicial system. Since 2022, Haggerty has served as the Chief of the Criminal Division of the Choctaw Nation Tribal Prosecutor's office. Haggerty also has more than 25 years of legal experience in private practice in Du  more

SAN DIEGO, Texas, May 23 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Alain Verhille, CFP(R), CPFA(R), and James S. Wood have joined LPL Financial's high-net-worth-focused employee affiliation model, LPL Private Wealth Management, to launch Auctus Legacy Private Wealth Management. The advisors reported serving approximately $705 million in advisory, brokerage and   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and 23 other governors signed a letter to President Biden opposing proposed amendments to the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR) and a New Pandemic Treaty that would grant the World Health Organization (WHO) unconstitutional power over Americans and drastically diminish the role of governors and state health officials' ability to  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: On Monday, Gov. Stitt signed legislation that will address a significant challenge that Oklahoma small business owners face. House Bill 3618, authored by Rep. Erick Harris, R-Edmond, allows the transfer of a motor vehicle title with an active lien from a commercial lender to an individual's business entity. "Currently, small business owners in Oklahoma often have to take out personal loans  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma State Senate posted the following statements on May 22, 2024, from Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka: * * * Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, and House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, today released the following statements after Senate and House negotiators reached an agreement on the state's Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The budget agreement is the first time all meetings were hosted in  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Gov. Stitt signed House Bill 3792 into law Tuesday. The legislation, authored by Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, establishes the Oklahoma Access and Achievement Program, aimed at providing scholarships to eligible students with intellectual and developmental disabilities pursuing higher education through comprehensive transition and postsecondary (CTP) programs. "Every student deser  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Sen. Shane Jett, R-Shawnee, is voicing his strong support for Senate Joint Resolution 23, authored by Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, and Speaker of the House Charles McCall, R-Atoka, a measure that aims to clarify and secure voting rights for United States citizens in Oklahoma. SJR 23 proposes a constitutional amendment to ensure that only U.S. citizens are qualified to vote in this state. The pro  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma State Senate posted the following statements on May 22, 2024: * * * State leaders released the following statements Wednesday after an agreement was reached on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. * * * Senate Majority Leader Greg McCortney, R-Ada: "I'm appreciative of everyone who has provided input on this year's budget as our cooperative efforts ensured the needs of Oklahomans have remained at the forefront of our conversations and negotiations. Fu  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The Oklahoma State Senate posted the following statements on May 22, 2024: * * * Members of the Senate and House Democratic Caucuses issued the following statements after Republican leaders announced they'd reached agreement on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The new fiscal year begins July 1. "While we appreciate this agreement should negate the need for yet another costly special session, we are concerned the budget doesn't address critical needs facing citiz  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 22 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Homesteading has become more mainstream within the past decade as interest climbs in gardening and locally sourced products. With more than a century of experience and research, Oklahoma State University Extension is a valuable resource for homesteaders. "People want to get back to their roots," said Cheyenne Patrick, Osage County Extension agriculture educator and Federally-Recognized Tribes Extension Program  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 23 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following Q&A on May 22, 2024, with Amy McGovern, professor in the School of Meteorology and School of Computer Science: * * * By Jonathan Kyncl Amy McGovern, a professor in the University of Oklahoma's School of Meteorology and School of Computer Science and the director of the NSF AI Institute for Research on Trustworthy AI in Weather, Climate and Coastal Oceanography (AI2ES) at OU, recently presented a talk, "Enabling US Lea  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 22 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University professors Drs. Skye Cooley, Katherine Hallemeier and Yolanda Vasquez were recently named College of Arts and Sciences Research Faculty Fellows for Strategic Transdisciplinary Initiatives by Dr. Camelia Knapp, CAS associate dean for research. In their roles, Cooley, Hallemeier and Vasquez will lead innovative, interdisciplinary research in each of the college's three pilla  more