CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, May 16 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Class of 2026 Graduates Receive Diplomas * University of the Ozarks conferred degrees on 145 graduates on Saturday, May 16, during its Spring 2026 Commencement held on the campus mall. The keynote speaker was alumnus Loscar "Los" Mejia '01 of Columbus, Ohio. Mejia is the distribution director for lululemon's East Coast Distribution Center in Columbus. He has been with lululemon since November 202  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Education Commission of the States issued the following report on March 31, 2026 by Heena Kuwayama and Lauren Bloomquist entitled "Governors' Top Education Priorities in 2026 State of the State Addresses." Here are excerpts: * * * In their 2026 State of the State addresses, governors across the country celebrated student achievement and highlighted opportunities for continued student success. For the first time since Education Commission of the States  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued a notice regarding applications involving bank holding company acquisitions in Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington under the Bank Holding Company Act. The notice, published May 12 in the Federal Register, covers separate filings reviewed through the Federal Reserve Banks of Kansas City and San Francisco. In Oklahoma, B.O.E. Bancshares Inc. of Lawton applied to acquire 23 percent of the voting shares of Reeves Bancshares Inc. of Gould,  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 16 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Managing Director of Government Finance Mariana Trujillo: * * * No, New York doesn't have a public employee recruitment and retention crisis The state's 2012 pension reform saved its taxpayers $80 billion. Supporters of a rollback point to a recruitment problem--but the data show there isn't one. * New York's unions have put their full weight behind the "Fix Tier 6" campaign, which calls for reversi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Hydrogeologic Framework and Conceptual Groundwater-Flow Model of the Panhandle and Northwest Parts of the High Plains Ogallala Aquifer in Oklahoma, 1998-2022,' authored by Amy S. Morris, Colin A. Baciocco, Isaac A. Dale, Chloe Codner, Ethan A. Kirby, Grant M. Graves, Derrick L. Wagner, Eric G. Fiorentino, Alan LePera, Jon E. Sanford, and Lara Joy; it is Scientific Investigations Report 20265009 and was prepared with the Oklahoma   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 17 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa celebrates Class of 2026 at commencement ceremonies * The University of Tulsa feted more than 1,100 graduates during 2026 commencement ceremonies in the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Friday and Saturday, May 15-16. Of those, 706 bachelor's degrees were conferred upon undergraduate students who directly benefit from UTulsa's unique CaneCareers Job Placement Guarantee. Many graduates will soon start job  more