Saturday - December 13, 2025
*Oklahoma Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Wednesday December 10, 2025 ( 4 items )  

Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman LaMalfa Leads House in Renewing Secure Rural Schools Payments * Washington, D.C. Today, Congressional Western Caucus Chairman Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) led the effort in the House of Representatives to pass the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025, which reauthorizes Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments to rural counties in Northern California and across the country. This leg  more

From Quadcopters to Micro-UAS: The Aircraft Used at DOW's Drone School
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * From Quadcopters to Micro-UAS: The Aircraft Used at DOW's Drone School * The increasing prevalence of drones on the modern battlefield means it's crucial for our service members to be familiar with the various systems they might encounter, which is why at the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems University at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, students learn the ins and outs of about two dozen of these aircraft. T  more

Graham Helps Introduce Back the Blue Act
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Helps Introduce Back the Blue Act * Strengthens Criminal Penalties for Violent Attacks on Law Enforcement WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and 35 of his Senate Republican colleagues introduced the Back the Blue Act, which would increase penalties for criminals who target law enforcement officers and provide new tools for officers to protect themselves. "  more

U.S. Department of Education Announces Agreement with Missouri to End Biden Administration's Illegal SAVE Plan
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Announces Agreement with Missouri to End Biden Administration's Illegal SAVE Plan * Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced a proposed joint settlement agreement with the State of Missouri that would end the Biden Administration's illegal 'Saving on a Valuable Education' (SAVE) Plan. The SAVE Plan was the Biden Administration's third and final attempt at mass  more