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Sierra Pfeifer/KOSUOklahoma County commissioners have another sales tax proposal to fund the construction and operation of a new county jail to consider. -
Doug Peconge/Miami Tribe of OklahomaEight northeastern Oklahoma tribes signed an agreement earlier this week to govern hunting, fishing and trapping. It lets members of the participating tribes hunt across much of Ottawa County.
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Sacred, historic Indigenous sites could have weakened protections under proposed federal regulationsA federal agency is looking to change Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. The 60-year-old rules require federal agencies to consult on recognized historic sites and avoid disturbances to these locations. -
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Bargain hunters are expected to hit the stores this weekend to take advantage of Oklahoma’s sales tax holiday. -
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Oklahoma passed a law last year allowing energy-hungry facilities to build their own power. But as data center announcements sprout up across Oklahoma, most include plans to work with local utilities. -
A little known fact about the creator of animated TV series SpongeBob SquarePants: he was a Lawton, Oklahoma native. OKPOP Museum in Tulsa will be celebrating the late Stephen Hillenburg with special guests on Friday, Aug. 7. -
A proposed Jewish charter school is looking to the courts to pave the path forward for what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school. Wednesday marked the first court hearing in a likely lengthy legal battle ahead. -
Members of the Otoe-Missouria Tribe are crossing the Midwest on a tour of ancestral sites. The 11-day journey brought them across Iowa and included a stop in Decorah, where they met with a researcher of the tribe's native language. -
The Osage Nation executive branch declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to financial shortfalls, closing its language immersion school and visitor center. -
Gov. Kevin Stitt is giving Oklahoma’s State Superintendent of Public Instruction double duty. He appointed Lindel Fields to his cabinet as Education Secretary Wednesday.
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