The Cherokee Nation Rules Committee unanimously approved a resolution formally opposing the controversial aluminum smelter planned for Inola on Thursday.
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Posted inHealth
New OSU Medicine program integrates addiction treatment, maternal care in Tulsa
For pregnant women struggling with substance abuse, getting help can mean navigating a maze of medical appointments, treatment providers and social services. A new program at Oklahoma State University Medicine in Tulsa will combine addiction treatment and maternal care under one roof.
Posted inYour Money
As food aid enrollment drops nationwide, Oklahoma sees steep declines
Oklahoma is among the states facing the steepest declines of federal food assistance participation, according to new federal data.
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Oklahoma lawmakers give district attorneys $500K for Tulsa, Muscogee Nation jurisdiction fight
The Oklahoma state government is allocating $500,000 to aid Tulsa’s district attorney in a jurisdictional fight with Muscogee Nation.
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Oklahoma law requires judges to waive court debt for poor defendants. Some refuse.
A 2023 state law was intended to help low-income people escape fines and fees they can’t afford. But an Oklahoma County judge argues the law is unconstitutional. A state Supreme Court ruling could affect defendants across Oklahoma.
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Construction begins on new labs in Tulsa for foundation created by Oklahoma opioid lawsuit
Oklahoma’s unique opioid settlement with Purdue created an independent addiction research foundation. Seven years later, its leaders are building a headquarters in Tulsa.
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Regulate or ban? State officials consider what’s next for Oklahoma’s kratom laws
Kratom and its synthetic compounds will likely be a focus at the Oklahoma State Capitol next session, as lawmakers wrestle with how to regulate the addictive “gas station drug.”
Posted inBusiness
Would proposed update to Oklahoma air quality rules clear a path for controversial smelter?
Gentner Drummond has identified concerns with proposed changes to state air quality rules. Environmental officials say they wouldn’t apply to a planned smelter.
Posted inGovernment
Oklahoma federal judge rules Tulsa County deputy’s unwarranted Flock camera searches violated Fourth Amendment
Tulsa County Deputy Sheriff Freddie Alaniz was parked on the side of the highway observing traffic when for no apparent reason, he began to follow a driver with a California license plate. He also entered the vehicle’s license plate number into an Automated License Plate Reader system — allegedly before seeing the driver commit any infraction.
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Osage Congress votes to have say in data center discussion, fund immersion school
The Osage Nation Congress approved bills Monday that could reopen the tribe’s private immersion school and give the legislature a say in data center discussions.
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OG&E is proposing a base rate increase. What’s behind it?
Oklahoma Gas & Electric, which serves about 917,000 customers, filed a rate review with the Corporation Commission this week. Customers could see bill changes as early as next spring.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Cherokee Nation advocates for federal memorial in Tulsa’s Greenwood District
Cherokee Nation is asking Congress to create a national monument dedicated to Tulsa’s Greenwood District, which would help preserve the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre.