Thursday - May 22, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Saturday May 03, 2025 ( 10 items )  

A Schweitzer Fellow's dedication to community and maternal health
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * A Schweitzer Fellow's dedication to community and maternal health MacKenzie Toliver, an OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine student. Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu For MacKenzie Toliver, becoming a physician is about providing her future patients with the resources they need to achieve wellness. Toliver is a second-year medi  more

How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Oklahoma
WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is Helping Oklahoma Below is a list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent across the board. The average annual TCJA tax cut for Oklahoma households is $1,356. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, THE TRUMP TAX CUTS PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING: 18%  more

Maintaining tax advocacy momentum with Capitol Hill visits
WASHINGTON, May 2 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Maintaining tax advocacy momentum with Capitol Hill visits Credit unions kept up the momentum sharing their tax advocacy strategy on Capitol Hill Thursday, meeting with lawmakers and their staff to support the credit union tax status and advance other priorities. Credit union leaders from Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma took part in the meetings this week. Missouri credit union leade  more

Midstream Matters by Sarah Miller: A Long-Term Need for Oil and Gas
TULSA, Oklahoma, May 2 -- GPA Midstream Association (formerly the Gas Processors Association) issued the following news: * * * Midstream Matters by Sarah Miller: A Long-Term Need for Oil and Gas By Sarah Miller, GPA Midstream President & CEO A new report from J.P. Morgan's Michael Cembalest reflects the reality midstream professionals and others in the energy industry have been discussing for years. We're in a period of energy addition -- not transition -- with long-term need for oil and gas  more

Oka' Institute, Chickasaw Nation, and Partners Celebrated for Outstanding Collaboration in Conservation Through Pulaski Award Partnership
ADA, Oklahoma, May 3 -- East Central University issued the following news: * * * Oka' Institute, Chickasaw Nation, and Partners Celebrated for Outstanding Collaboration in Conservation Through Pulaski Award Partnership ADA, Okla. - The Oka' Institute at East Central University was honored on the floor of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for its role in presenting the prestigious Pulaski Award to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Eastern Oklahoma Region on behalf of the National Interage  more

Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Joins Pediatric Pandemic Network
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Joins Pediatric Pandemic Network Expansion increases access to care for children across the region By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health is proud to announce its partnership as an affiliate hub site in the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), significantly expanding the network's reach to Region 6, which encompasses Oklahoma a  more

OMRF dinner raises $570,000 for MS research and care
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF dinner raises $570,000 for MS research and care Thursday's 2025 Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation's MS Advocate dinner raised $570,000 to fund patient care and research for multiple sclerosis at OMRF. OMRF President Andrew Weyrich, Ph.D., announced the total during the annual event, which was held at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. The Chickasaw Nation and the Ellis-P  more

OU Architecture Students Partner With Community to Reimagine Historic School Building
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Architecture Students Partner with Community to Reimagine Historic School Building By Lorene Roberson NORMAN, OKLA. - Sixteen students in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma are gaining hands-on experience while working on a community project in northeast Oklahoma City. Taught by instructor LaTasha Timberlake, the students are developing architectural r  more

OU Health Sciences Named Among Top 2% of Medical Schools, According to Carnegie Foundation
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Health Sciences Named Among Top 2% of Medical Schools, According to Carnegie Foundation By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has achieved a new Carnegie Classification for its research enterprise and medical school program from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "The Carnegie Classification for   more

Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor, OU Researchers Find
NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor, OU Researchers Find By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - In a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), University of Oklahoma researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zin  more