OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks Superintendent Ryan Walters' attempts to purchase Bibles and Bible-infused instructional materials OKLAHOMA CITY -- In a victory for religious freedom, public education and church-state separation, the Oklahoma Supreme Court today temporarily blocked Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters and the Oklaho  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Announces Changes to D.C. Office Staff | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) announced staff changes and promotions to his D.C. office staff. Sabrina Parker, originally from Harrah, Oklahoma, will be starting a new position as Congressman Cole's Deputy Chief of Staff. Prior to joining Cole's office, Sabrina served as   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Statement on the National Weather Center in Norman, the Social Security Administration Office in Lawton, and the Indian Health Services Office in Oklahoma City | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, after working with the Administration over the past week, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after receiving the official new  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2025: * * * Cole Urges Support to Keep the Government Open, Working for American People Washington, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) spoke before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Chairman Cole delivered the following remarks.  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it will delay enforcement of its final rule on aircraft registration and recordation procedural updates until March 20, 2025. The rule, originally published on January 17, 2025, in the Federal Register, was intended to modernize administrative procedures by eliminating the requirement for submitting original documents and ending the FAA's longstanding practice of stamping documents. While the rule tec  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a delay in the enforcement of its rule concerning the electronic issuance of aircraft registration and dealer certificates. Originally published on January 17, 2025, the rule was designed to streamline FAA regulations by allowing the digital issuance of these certificates, moving away from paper-based processing. While the rule officially took effect on the same day, the FAA has chosen to exercise enforce  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * More than $2 million in grants fund new initiatives for Attorney General's Office OKLAHOMA CITY (March 10, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office has been awarded four federal grants totaling more than $2 million to create a Cold Case Unit, increase equipment to its Digital Forensics Unit and add three lethality assessment protocol training coordinators to the V  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Estes, Larson Reintroduce Bipartisan R&D Expensing Legislation Reps. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) and John Larson (D-Connecticut) reintroduced the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act. They are joined by Reps. Rudy Yakym (R-Indiana) and Suzan DelBene (D-Washington) and 64 additional original cosponsors. The bill permanently allows for immediate research and development expensing looking back to  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Two Tulsans Sentenced for Running Illegal Dark Web Cryptocurrency Pharmacy TULSA, Okla. - Two Tulsans were sentenced for selling illegal drugs on the dark web that were purchased from China, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill sentenced Aaron Michael Thomas, 42, for Introduction of Misbranded Drug into Interstate Comme  more