ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-OK Celebrates Signing of Food Truck Freedom Bill OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Oklahoma (AFP-OK) celebrated the enactment of the Food Truck Freedom Act (HB1076), marking a major victory for Oklahoma's entrepreneurs during National Small Business Week.  The act gives food trucks the freedom to operate across Oklahoma with a single state license, s  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 6 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Beyond Business: Mahar, Oakley illustrate pet therapy's paws-itive power Media Contact: Hallie Hart | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-1050 | hallie.hart@okstate.edu Years before Oklahoma State University established Pete's Pet Posse, Marla Mahar understood the therapeutic power of dogs. When she worked in OSU's English Language Institute, she sometimes brought her toy poodle, Renni, to campus. S  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 6 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Chancellor Burrage to speak at OSU-OKC graduation Media Contact: Matt Price | Director, Marketing and Communications | 405-945-6733 | matthew.l.price@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City has announced that Chancellor Sean Burrage will deliver the keynote address at the 2025 commencement ceremonies. The event is scheduled for 6 p.m., May 9, at the Bennett Event Center on the State Fairgro  more

IRVING, Texas, May 7 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Cincinnati, Kansas State and Oklahoma State Collect Big 12 Baseball Weekly Awards Cincinnati's Kerrington Cross (player), Oklahoma State's Harrison Bodendorf (pitcher) and Kansas State's Keegan O'Connor (newcomer) were tabbed as recipients of the Big 12 Baseball weekly awards for games ending May 4. Cross led the Bearcats to a sweep over then-No. 25 Kansas including a 10-RBI game to  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 6 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF lauds defeat of 'Christ is King' resolution in Okla. The Freedom From Religion Foundation calls the defeat of an Oklahoma resolution declaring "Christ is King" a win for reason and our secular Constitution.  House Concurrent Resolution 1013, which passed the House last month, declared that "Christ is King" of Oklahoma and asserted "the sovereignty of Jesus Chr  more

IRVING, Texas, May 7 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Four Big 12 Tennis Programs to Compete in NCAA Sweet 16 The Big 12 had three men's programs and one women's program advance to the third round of the 2025 NCAA Tennis Championship. TCU will host a Sweet 16 matchup against UCF on the men's side while Oklahoma State will host a third-round showdown in the women's bracket against Stanford. Arizona's men's program rounds out the Conferen  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 6 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Home alone for the summer: Is your child ready? Media Contact: Trisha Gedon | Sr. Communications Specialist | 405-744-3625 | trisha.gedon@okstate.edu Parents considering allowing their child to stay home alone this summer may have visions of "Home Alone" protagonist Kevin McCallister fighting off the Wet Bandits or getting into other mischief. With the end of the school year approaching, it's crunch ti  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 6 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * MSQF team earns 4th-place finish at international portfolio management competition Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405.744.4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University finance postgraduate students Anahita Badkoubeh Hezaveh and Zannatus Saba teamed up to earn a fourth-place finish at the 2025 Rotman Portfolio Management Competition. Hosted by th  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Business] -- NSSF-The Firearm Industry Trade Association, issued the following news release: * * * NSSF Celebrates Oklahoma's Gov. Stitt for Signing FIND Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oklahoma's Gov. Kevin Stitt is a man of his word. Gov. Stitt told attendees at the NSSF SHOT Show (r) Governors' Forum that if state lawmakers would send the Firearm Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act to his desk, he would sign it. NSSF celebrates Gov. Stitt signing the law to prevent  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Nutritional sciences student named College of Education and Human Sciences Orange Robe honoree Media Contact: Kirsi McDowell | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-8320 | kirsi@okstate.edu Leadership and service. Those two words reflect Victoria Smith's time at Oklahoma State University. In recognition of her achievements, the Houston native has been selected as the College of Education and Human Sci  more

IRVING, Texas, May 7 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Seedings Set for 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship After Sunday's regular season finale for Big 12 softball teams, all 11 seedings for the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship are set. This year's Championship will be held at OGE Energy Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City. Games will begin Wednesday, May 7, and conclude Saturday, May 10. Texas Tech, the regular  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 6 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Two OSU chemical engineering students receive Niblack Research Scholarship Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Rachel Davis and Noor Atiyeh, undergraduate students in the School of Chemical Engineering, have been awarded the Niblack Research Scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year. The Niblack Research Scholars Program at Oklahoma State Un  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Two-Thirds of States Enact Bills Protecting Public from Deepfake Porn WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Oklahoma's governor approved a new law making it illegal to create and disseminate non-consensual intimate deepfakes -- realistic images and videos created using technology that depict a person nude or engaging in a sexual act. With Oklahoma's law enacted, a full two-thirds of U.S. states now h  more

EDMOND, Oklahoma, May 7 -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * UCO's New Carnegie National Classifications Reflect Commitment to Workforce Development The University of Central Oklahoma's new classifications in the 2025 Carnegie Classifications of Institutions of Higher Education reinforce UCO's commitment to meeting students where they are and providing access to a relevant, high-quality college experience focused on preparing students for the workforc  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 7 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Accelerating Drug Discovery with a Single Carbon Atom University of Oklahoma researchers have unveiled a method of adding a single carbon atom to drug molecules to enhance drug diversity. By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - A research team from the University of Oklahoma has pioneered a groundbreaking method that could accelerate drug discovery and reduce pharmaceutical development costs. Their work,  more