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Oklahoma’s On the Verge of a 2025 Economic Boom
107.3 PopCrush - Oklahoma
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June 25, 2025
As we roll close to Independence Day, 2025 appears to be shaping up nicely for Oklahoma. Most notably, the various announcements we've had about new big businesses and job opportunities headed to the Sooner State. The big news. CBC Global...
Oklahoma EO calls for review of fluoride in public water supply, use of artificial food coloring
KOCO 5 - Oklahoma
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June 26, 2025
Oklahoma EO calls for review of fluoride in public water supply, use of artificial food coloring Gov. Kevin Stitt and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a news conference for the Oklahoma governor to sign the...
Truck Yard in OKC Pledges 100% Profits To Flood Victims in Texas
Z94 - Oklahoma
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July 8, 2025
In order to help those who've been impacted by the tragic flooding in Texas, this business in Oklahoma City has agreed to dedicate one day to giving back to the victims. The Truck Yard in Oklahoma City and Second Rodeo Brewing in Fort Worth, TX...
Universities in every state care for congressional papers that document US political history − federal cuts put their work at risk
The Conversation
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June 30, 2025
In 1971, the president of Mississippi State University, Dr. William L. Giles, invited President Richard Nixon to attend the dedication of U.S. Sen. John C. Stennis’ papers to the university library’s archives. Nixon declined, but the Republican...
Is Trump turning against Trump Country?
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned the public....
OK Transportation Commission approves $930M road and bridge improvement plan
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA — The Oklahoma Transportation Commission approved the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges Plan (CIRB) for Fiscal Years 2026 to 2030, which includes nearly $930 million in upgrades to county roads and bridges. The plan's upgrades...
Investors fear bankruptcy waiver permitted former Pickleball Rocks CEO to escape prosecution
Indianapolis Star - Indiana
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Ron Ponder doesn't expect to get back the money he invested with Rodney Grubbs, but he still hopes for justice for others who loaned millions of dollars to the disgraced Hoosier pickleball entrepreneur. Ponder, a retiree from Oklahoma who referees...
Hoover Business Happenings: July 2025
Hoover Sun - Alabama
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June 30, 2025
NOW OPEN Taziki’s Mediterranean Café held a ribbon cutting for its new location at 5880 Elsie Road in the Knox Square shopping center in Trace Crossings on June 3. 205-255-5858 Hoover Steaks and Wines is now open at 5868 Elsie Road in the Knox...
Deadline nears for FEMA help after March wildfires
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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July 8, 2025
Oklahomans affected by wildfires and straight-line winds in March have until Tuesday, July 22, to apply for FEMA assistance. Residents in Cleveland, Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Oklahoma, Pawnee and Payne counties who suffered property damage or were...
Oklahoma joins a growing number of states cracking down on shoplifting rings at the urging of retailers
The Frontier - Oklahoma
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After a push from big retailers and law enforcement, a new Oklahoma law will give the state Attorney General the power to prosecute crime rings that steal retail goods to sell online for profit. But a provision to lower the dollar amount to charge...
Oklahoma Supreme Court hears oral arguments in legal fight to keep state primary elections closed
High Plains Public Radio - Kansas
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June 25, 2025
Supporters say State Question 836 will open up primary elections to the almost half-a-million Independents who can't vote in closed Republican primaries. The state Republican Party, which is challenging the question before it hits the ballot next...
Greenwood business owners say it's safe to visit downtown Tulsa
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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TULSA, Okla. — Business owners in Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District said it is safe to visit, shop, and tour Black Wall Street after a shooting during Juneteenth that left one man dead. “It’s disheartening to hear people say they don’t feel safe...
Why Oklahoma's 'different' style of recruiting and culture under Brent Venables has appealed to so many players
Yahoo Sports
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Why Oklahoma's 'different' style of recruiting and culture under Brent Venables has appealed to so many players originally appeared on A to Z Sports. As soon as Brent Venables assumed the role as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners, he immediately...
Investigation underway after AI Marco Rubio impostor contacts top officials
NBC News
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July 9, 2025
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Investigation underway after AI Marco Rubio impostor contacts top officials 03:14 UP NEXT Humanoid robots play soccer in China 00:39 Researchers test...
Florida is letting companies make it harder for highly paid workers to swap jobs, thanks to Ken Griffin
Business Insider
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One of the most employer-friendly policies in the US has become law. Florida enacted legislation that allows companies to enforce non-compete agreements for up to four years, up from the current two. The new law is a big win for Citadel CEO Ken...
Oklahoma Discovery Stars in Jurassic Rebirth
Watonga Republican - Oklahoma
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June 25, 2025
NORMAN – Known from movie trailers as “The Backpack Dinosaur,” Jurassic World: Rebirth introduces audiences to Aquilops americanus, a small, early relative of Triceratops that makes for the perfect pet-sized companion in this summer’s latest...
Luther's Rylie Jeffries is set to give the cast some heat on 'BB27'
The Oklahoman
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His name is Rylie Jeffries, and he's bringing the heat. CBS's 27th season of "Big Brother" has announced its cast ready to enter a summer of mysteries, and Luther, Oklahoma's own Rylie Jeffries has a bull in the race for almost a million dollars....
Opinion: Does Trump country matter to Trump?
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned the public....
Trump turns on Trump Country
Alpena News Online - Michigan
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Froma Harrop The flooding in Texas is cataclysmic. It was a hellscape as dozens, many of them girls from a summer camp, were swept to their deaths. Such tragedies spawn questions over whether the National Weather Service could have better warned...
Fueling Up: What’s slowing Yesway down?
C-Store Dive
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Fueling Up is a column from C-Store Dive offering a fresh perspective on the top news and trends in the convenience store industry. Few convenience retailers looked more promising a handful of years ago than Yesway. By the time the company turned...