WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on July 3, 2025: * * * Cole Supports President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Washington, D.C. - Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) released the following statement celebrating the House passage of the historic One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1). The measure will now advance to President Trump's desk to be signed into law. "On the eve  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern votes for One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, codifying the Trump Agenda * Republican Policy Committee Chairman Kevin Hern (OK-01) released the following statement after voting in support of HR 1, the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. This legislation codifies key pillars of President Trump's agenda. "It took an incredible amount of work to get this bill across the finish line, starting several years ago w  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Occupational Employment and Wages in Oklahoma City -- May 2024 * Workers in the Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.95 in May 2024, compared to the nationwide average of $32.66, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 3 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Democrats Elect New Leaders, Adopt New State Platform at State Convention OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Over the weekend, Oklahoma Democrats cast a bold vision for the future as they elected new leaders and unanimously adopted a new state platform at their biennial convention held in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. State Representative John Waldron of Tulsa was elected to Chair the party for the   more