WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * 15 Jurisdictions Commit to ACF Effort to Close Foster Home Gap - A Home for Every Child The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced that 14 states and the District of Columbia have joined A Home for Every Child, a bipartisan initiative to increase the number of licen  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- A coalition of 365 former attorneys who served at the U.S. Department of Justice has submitted a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to a proposed rulemaking concerning the review of state bar complaints and allegations against DOJ attorneys, aiming to give the Attorney General discretionary authority to review and potentially delay or displace state bar disciplinary investigations into DOJ lawyers. The former DOJ attorneys argue that this proposal is both   more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by JT Taylor: * * * Big News for Oklahoma: Private Education Tax Credit has been Expanded Cheerful news out of Oklahoma today as Speaker Kyle Hilbert's House Bill 3705 has been successfully passed through the States House. Originally passed in 2023, the Parental Choice Tax Credit was designed to provide $5,000 to $7,500 in tax credit to parents whose children attend qualifying private schools  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against the rise of the administrative state * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief pushing back against burdensome regulations on national markets and the rise of the administrative state. The brief was filed in support of a challenge to a 2020 federal statute requiring the U.S. Envi  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Carter, Cole at FY27 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Markup Today, the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2027 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Chair  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Chickasaw Cultural Center presents National Library Week * The Chickasaw Cultural Center will celebrate National Library Week at the Holisso: The Center for Study of Chickasaw History and Culture (Holisso) from April 21-25. Library-themed activities will be taking place within the Holisso. These will include giveaways, author readings and chances to win a Ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore, Senator Lankford Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter to Department of War on Expanding Hiring Opportunities at Military Depots * WASHINGTON -Congressman Blake Moore (R-UT) and Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter to the Secretaries of the Air Force, Army, and Navy highlighting a policy they secured in the FY26 National Defense Authorization Act, which expand  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Five inducted into Chickasaw Hall of Fame * ADA, Okla. -Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby inducted five Chickasaws into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame April 16. Inductees include a citizen important to the preservation of the Chickasaw language, a trailblazing aviator for the United States Marine Corps, an artist and advocate, an athlete dedicated to cult  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 17 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * How to build a biology lab: New faculty member shares her journey * Close your eyes and say the word "laboratory." What image does your mind conjure? For many of us outside the world of science, what appears is a shadowy chamber filled with bubbling beakers, glowing liquids and steampunk machinery emitting showers of electrical sparks. And all of this is presided over by a feverish individual sporting a vas  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Joyce, Cole at FY27 Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Markup Today, the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2027 bill. The measure was approved by the Subcommittee. Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (R-OH  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 18 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * International business leader Eastin to speak at spring commencement Joe Eastin, executive chairman of ISN Software Corporation, will serve as Oklahoma State University's spring 2026 commencement speaker. An Oklahoma native, Eastin earned a bachelor's degree in business from OSU before completing a Master of Business Administration at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 17 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF dinner raises $660,000 for MS research, clinical care * This year's MS Advocate Award Dinner raised $660,000 to fund patient care and research for multiple sclerosis at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OMRF's vice president of philanthropy, Penny Voss, announced the total to conclude the annual event, which was held Thursday evening at the Oklahoma City Golf and Coun  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Rep. Hageman Introduces Bill to Grant Big Oil Sweeping Legal Immunity * WASHINGTON (April 17, 2026)-U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a bill today seeking to grant sweeping immunity to the fossil fuel industry against legal and financial accountability for climate change damages. The congressional bill mirrors legislation recently passed  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Reps. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, and Norma Torres, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation's Request for Constituent Engagement Innovation Project Funding was Approved Today, Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Chairwoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Ranking Member Norma Torres (CA-3  more