WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * Avaya Must Not Abandon U.S. Call Center Workers * This week, communications technology provider Avaya informed the Communications Workers of America that it plans to close its U.S. billing and customer service operations and send the work overseas. CWA represents customer service workers in Denver, Colo., and Oklahoma City, Okla. "The functions currently performed by  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Energy Freedom Tour launches with Secretary of Energy, industry leaders and students * Media Contact: Dara McBee | Hamm Institute for American Energy | 580-350-7248 | dmcbee@hamminstitute.org The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University and the American Conservation Coalition recently launched the Energy Freedom Tour in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The tour brings together senio  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 9 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Fight for Racial Justice Is Ongoing in Tulsa Faculty members from Hofstra University's Lawrence Herbert School of Communication have joined forces on Tulsa Speaks, a 16-minute sizzle reel centered on the ongoing fight for reparations for the survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The massacre claimed the lives of more than 300 African Americans and devastated Oklahoma's Greenwood District -   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Calls Out Democrats for Keeping the Government Shut Down * "What A Ridiculous Waste Of Time. What A Painful, Ridiculous Waste Of Time For The Nation." WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) took to the Senate floor yesterday to call out Democrats for prolonging the government shutdown, now in its eighth day, and urged the Senate to pass a clean continuing resolution t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSrpt) [Category: Animals] -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Investigation Exposes 'Texoma Corridor' as Hub of Cockfighting and Corruption New investigative report ties rural cockfighting empire to felons and international crime rings * A blistering new report released today by Animal Wellness Action and Showing Animals Respect and Kindness (SHARK) exposes a vast criminal enterprise spanning from Tulsa, Oklahoma,  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Marks Two Years Since Hamas' Terrorist Attack on Israel * WASHINGTON, DC -- US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), co-chair and co-founder of the Abraham Accords Caucus and Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, spoke on the Senate floor today to mark two years since Hamas' brutal terrorist attacks on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people and launched a war that continues to thi  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Mullin Finds Common Ground with Teamsters President Sean O'Brien at HELP Committee Hearing * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee participated in a hearing titled, "Labor Law Reform Part I: Diagnosing the Issues, Exploring Current Proposals." In his hearing discussion with Teamsters Presiden  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Oklahoma Farm Bureau has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding its proposed rule to normalize Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) operations beyond visual line of sight for agricultural purposes. The organization, representing over 84,000 member families, expressed its support for the Federal Aviation Administration's efforts to modernize regulations surrounding the use of drones in agriculture, emphasizing the proposed rule's pote  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU entomologists work to save beetles important to human and livestock health * Media Contact: Alisa Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu One man's waste can be a beetle's treasure, according to Oklahoma State University entomologist Wyatt Hoback. Who would have thought that beetles pushing dung and dead carcasses into the ground woul  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU physicist awarded $600K Air Force grant to advance quantum simulation * Media Contact: Elizabeth Gosney | CAS Marketing and Communications Manager | 405-744-7497 | egosney@okstate.edu Collaborative project with OU aims to pioneer new methods for controlling quantum systems A team of physicists from Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma has been awarded a $600,000 grant from t  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 9 -- The National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders issued the following statement on Oct. 8, 2025: * * * Shutdown Continues--Update from NAGGL As the shutdown reaches Day 8, NAGGL wanted to quickly touch base with its members. There is still no path forward to reopen the federal government as both sides remain at an impasse over the same set of issues. Just this afternoon, the Senate once again voted on the House-passed Continuing Resolution (CR) and the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Vigilant Aerospace Systems Inc., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding proposed regulations for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft operations and associated airspace management services. The organization expressed strong support for the FAA's ongoing efforts to integrate BVLOS operations into the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS), commending the agency's commitment to risk-b  more