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*Oklahoma Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Saturday March 29, 2025 ( 10 items )  

Congressman Brecheen Introduces SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act with Senator Mike Lee
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brecheen Introduces SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act with Senator Mike Lee Washington D.C. - Congressman Josh Brecheen introduced the SNAP Reform and Upward Mobility Act. This legislation would tackle grossly mismanaged SNAP by closing loopholes, expanding work requirements for able-bodied adults, enforcing federal accountability, and giving states more responsibility for program ma  more

Congressman Dan Goldman Joins Assemblymembers Mitaynes, Lee, Gonzalez-Rojas, State Senator Gounardes, Local Elected Officials, Community Advocates to Demand State and Federal Response to SNAP EBT Theft
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Dan Goldman Joins Assemblymembers Mitaynes, Lee, Gonzalez-Rojas, State Senator Gounardes, Local Elected Officials, Community Advocates to Demand State and Federal Response to SNAP EBT Theft House Republicans' Refusal to Reauthorize State's SNAP Reimbursement Authority Have Left Fraud Victims With No Recourse At Least $40 Million in SNAP Benefits Have Been Stolen from New Yorkers in   more

Contracts for March 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 28, 2025 ARMY Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, was awarded a $4,937,045,400 firm-fixed-price contract for the Precision Strike Missiles Increment One. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of March 30, 2030. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama,  more

HHS Publishes List of Vaccine Injury Compensation Petitions for January 2025
WASHINGTON, March 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released its latest notice in the Federal Register detailing petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP). Covering cases received between January 1 and January 31, 2025, the report includes individuals from across the country seeking compensation for alleged vaccine-related injuries, disabilities, or deaths. The VICP, a feder  more

ICE arrests illegal Mexican national involved in 2014 vehicular homicide of 13-year-old girl
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests illegal Mexican national involved in 2014 vehicular homicide of 13-year-old girl DALLAS - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Ramiro Guevara, a 46-year-old Mexican national and illegal alien March 26 who was involved in a 2014 vehicle accident, resulting in the death of 13-year-old girl. At the time of the accident, Guevara w  more

Meet Research Fishery Biologist, Ron Hill
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Meet Research Fishery Biologist, Ron Hill Where did you grow up? It is always a challenge to answer the question of where I grew up. Some would say it hasn't happened yet. I was an "oil brat." After I was born in Texas, my family moved to Tripoli, Libya, where I attended grades two through nine. It was a great place to grow up, with a vibrant expat community, exposure to travel and d  more

Nadler Leads New York Delegation Letter Opposing Trump's Executive Order Eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Nadler Leads New York Delegation Letter Opposing Trump's Executive Order Eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Dean of the New York Congressional Delegation, led a letter signed by fifteen members of New York's delegation to President Donald Trump, expressing strong opposition to his Executive Order calling for t  more

Sen. Lankford Announces Yearlong Effort to Highlight the Work Ethic of Everyday Oklahomans
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Lankford Announces Yearlong Effort to Highlight the Work Ethic of Everyday Oklahomans Oklahoma City, OK -- Sen. Lankford is launching a yearlong initiative to highlight the people who make Oklahoma strong--everyday Oklahomans who show up, get the job done, and help their neighbors along the way. "Oklahoma Works" is a new video series that will follow Sen. Lankford around the state as he meet  more

Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Attack on the Minority Business Development Agency Will Harm Small Businesses In recent weeks, Trump escalated his assault on small businesses by signing an Executive Order to gut the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The MBDA was created to assist businesses owned by people of color -- who face the greatest barriers to  more

Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Supporting Foresters Affected by Natural Disasters
WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Joins Colleagues in Supporting Foresters Affected by Natural Disasters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in reintroducing legislation to help America's landowners recover from the loss of timber after natural disasters. The Disaster Reforestation Act amends and makes improvements to the tax code to allow forest owners to deduct t  more