LOWELL, Arkansas, June 12 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news: Arvest is pleased to announce the bank's 14th annual Million Meals campaign provided more than 2.6 million meals to support 85 local food partners across the bank's four-state footprint. It's the most meals provided since the initiative began in 2011. Each year, the campaign raises money to feed local communities across Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri while also raising awareness about food insecurity. Every dollar rai  more

ADA, Oklahoma, June 12 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Chickasaw Nation Election Secretary Rita Loder announced candidates seeking five legislative seats and one judicial seat within the Chickasaw Nation. Pickens District Seat 4 challenger Wanda Blackwood Tippitt Scott, Ardmore, filed for the seat during the June 3-5 filing period and has since withdrawn her candidacy. Pickens District Seat 4 incumbent legislator Shana   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 12 -- CVS Health issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) announced today the opening of its two new Workforce Innovation Talent Centers (WITCs) and one Community Resource Center in Oklahoma City. These centers, situated at the Oklahoma Human Services' Workforce Community Hope Center and within Aetna Better Health of Oklahoma headquarters located at 777 NW 63rd Street in Oklahoma City, will improve access to workforce training a  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma have joined forces to support the Oklahoma State University New Frontiers campaign to help build a new home for OSU Agriculture. American AgCredit, Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma and Oklahoma AgCredit collectively contributed to the effort and chose to fund the media wall. "The Farm Credit Associations of Oklahoma believe that partnering with OSU Agriculture in their  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 11 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following news: North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed a motion late last Friday asking the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stay implementation of EPA's new MA  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in the lawsuit addresses allegations that the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 11 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on June 10, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt named former Oklahoma State University athletic director Mike Holder to the OSU Board of Regents. This move comes after the Senate failed to confirm business owner and agriculture leader Susan Bergen to the post. The Governor has also ordered the Senate only to convene in a special session to confirm this appointment. "I'm thrilled that Mike Holder, a golf l  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 12 -- The Oklahoma Health Care Authority issued the following news release: SoonerSelect, Oklahoma's new comprehensive delivery system for over 600,000 SoonerCare members, serves the needs of members, providers and local communities in unique and powerful new ways. The agency remains focused on supporting providers and members during the transition with the united goal of increasing access to services and improving health outcomes. The state's health and dental pla  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma has been awarded a nearly $80 million contract by the United States Postal Service to deliver high-quality, high-impact training services to its employees. Under the guidance of Belinda Biscoe, senior associate vice president for University Outreach and the College of Continuing Education, this project will ensure that USPS employees are equipped with the knowledge and skills ne  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 11 -- USA Softball issued the following news: USA Softball, in conjunction with USA Softball of Southern California (SoCal) and Japan Softball, has announced an upcoming exchange series that will look to strengthen the connection between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the LA28 Games. The exchange series will feature thrilling competition between the USA Softball of Southern California U-18 Women's All-Star Team and Metro Tokyo Softball -- with the first set of matchup  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma's authority to regulate abusive pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma's request to review a decision from the U.S. Court  more