TULSA, Oklahoma, June 5 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: Mayor G.T. Bynum has signed a memorandum of understanding that formalizes Tulsa's new Sister City partnership with Mwanza, Tanzania. Mwanza now becomes Tulsa's ninth Sister City and first on the continent of Africa. "Mwanza is a city with wonderful people, tremendous opportunities, and serves as the front door to Serengeti National Park - one of the great natural wonders of the world," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "It is also   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 6 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 4, 2024: The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board today awarded $11 million in grant awards to 71 cities, counties, schools districts and public trusts to help address Oklahoma's opioid crisis. Attorney General Gentner Drummond said the grants represent the first distribution for the board. Another 31 applicants were invited to resubmit applications that were incomplete or did not  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: Sewell will honor fallen soldier Captain Malcolm A. Smith of Birmingham, Alabama Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) will join a Congressional Delegation to Normandy, France, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. While there, she will lay flowers at the grave of the late Captain Malcolm A. Smith, a Birmingham native who gave his life defending our nation during World War II. Rep. Sewell honored Cap  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security released the following testimony by Erin Martin, a founder and director of FreshRx Oklahoma, from a hearing dated May 21, 2024, entitled "Feeding a Healthier America: Current Efforts and Potential Opportunities for Food is Medicine": * * * Chairman Markey, Ranking Member Marshall, Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for allowing me the opportunity to testify before y  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Gary L. Cunningham, senior advisor to the Institution on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School, from a hearing dated May 6, 2024, entitled "Promoting Opportunity: The Need for Targeted Federal Business Programs to Address Ongoing Racial Discrimination": * * * Introduction Chairman and honorable Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to prese  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNScapv) -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings and consumer advice, today recognized 53 hospitals' success in caring for patients in historically underserved communities.The new accolade and corresponding hospitals were revealed today at an exclusive event in Washington, "The State of Equity in America." U.S. News convened thought leader  more