DALLAS, Texas, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 11, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in all three large counties in Oklahoma from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Tulsa County had th  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of Rescinding Wasteful Spending * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after co-sponsoring and voting in favor of the Recissions Act of 2025 (link is external), which rescinds $9.4 billion of wasteful spending identified by President Trump and the Department of Government  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern votes to cut wasteful and fraudulent spending * Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) voted in favor of HR 4, a rescissions package eliminating over $9 billion of previously appropriated funds. "A country that's $37 trillion in debt needs to make tough fiscal decisions," said Chairman Hern. "This isn't easy, which is why President Trump is the only president in the last 25 ye  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Lawton Public School employees to benefit from Cameron University partnership with Lawton Public School Foundation Cameron University has partnered with the Lawton Public School Foundation to provide scholarships for LPS employees who want to pursue higher education. All LPS employees are eligible to apply, including support staff who want to complete a bachelor's degree to become a teacher; emergency an  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 12 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA DII Baseball All-America Teams Presented by Netting Professionals Announced * All-America selections are made by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS POS. PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS P KK Clark Pearl River (MS) So. P Peyton Niksch Kankakee (IL) So. P Michael Cavarese Pasco-Hernando State (FL) So. C Blade C  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 13 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 11, 2025: * * * Oklahoma Democrats Outperform Expectations in Special Elections, Signal Growing Shift in Voter OKLAHOMA CITY - Yesterday's special elections delivered a strong message: Democratic momentum in Oklahoma is growing, and voters are ready for a change. In two special state House races, HD71 and HD74, Democratic candidates dramatically outperformed expectations, continuing a t  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * SCIVINCE team continues success with 3D-printing prototype An interdisciplinary team of Oklahoma State University students won first place in the i2E Love's Entrepreneur's Cup with the success of their business venture, SCIVINCE. This collegiate business plan competition simulates the process of researching a market, writing a business plan and presenting it to potential i  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 13 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Regents Approve Budget, Advancing Momentum in Excellence and Unmatched Value By Jacob Guthrie ARDMORE, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Board of Regents met today in Ardmore to approve the university's fiscal year 2026 budget, a bold step to sustain OU's excellence and unmatched value through life-changing education, research, and service to the people of Oklahoma and beyond. "OU was created to do   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: President Trump signs Mullin Resolution into Law, Eliminating California's Radical EV Mandates * Washington, D.C. - This morning, President Donald J. Trump signed U.S. Senators' Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Deb Fischer (R-NE) joint resolutions into law to permanently eliminate California's radical electric vehicle (EV) mandates. President Trump credited S  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on June 12 2025: * * * Scalise, Cole, Cosponsors Celebrate Passage of Rescissions Act Washington, D.C. - Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Conference Vice Chair Blake Moore (R-Utah), Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), DOGE Subcommittee Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), Rep. Aaron Bean (R-Fla.), and Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Te  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 12 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * SCIVINCE team continues success with 3D-printing prototype * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu An interdisciplinary team of Oklahoma State University students won first place in the i2E Love's Entrepreneur's Cup with the success of their business venture, SCIVINCE. This collegiate business plan competition simulates the process of  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology has completed its inventory of human remains identifying a connection with native American tribes. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act allowing for the return of these ancestral remains. The human remains are connected to the Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Chickasaw Nation and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indi  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The Quapaw Nation and the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma have expressed profound concern to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the decreasing population of monarch butterflies. These tribal nations emphasize the species' deep ecological, cultural and subsistence significance to Indigenous communities across the nation. Their ancestral lands lie within the monarch's migratory corridor, fostering a history of supporting habitat restoration. "This species hold  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Blood Conservation Technique Does Not Reduce Need for Transfusions, According to New England Journal of Medicine Study Study Co-Author Says Further Research Is Needed By April Wilkerson An international study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine sheds light on acute normovolemic hemodilution, also known as ANH, a blood conservation technique. ANH involves removing a patient's   more