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Oklahoma lawmakers study statewide impact of food dyes, other additives
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma lawmakers are studying the health impacts of food dyes across the state. Tuesday, September 2nd 2025, 10:05 am By: Christian Hans OKLAHOMA CITY - Lawmakers in Oklahoma are meeting to study food dyes and their health impacts across the...
Oklahoma Voice: The mostly unregulated natural cosmetics industry is booming. Regulators say to use caution
The Duncan Banner - Oklahoma
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Tamiqua Whittaker was inspired to launch her homemade cosmetics business while working full time in the dental field. Watching her patients struggle with dry lips during and after checkups inspired the Tulsa resident to develop her first homemade...
Rep. Shaw announces Save Oklahoma Plan to hold Republicans accountable to the people
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA (KOKH) — Representative Jim Shaw, R-Chandler, announced the Save Oklahoma Plan in an effort to hold Republicans in the 2026 legislative session and Oklahoma primaries accountable to the people. In a release on Tuesday, Rep....
Raising Oklahoma’s minimum wage would benefit public safety, report finds
Oklahoma Voice
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September 2, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Spending on crime, incarceration, and corrections would be reduced in Oklahoma if the minimum wage were raised to $15, according to a report. Higher wages could help break the “cycle of poverty and incarceration” while reducing the...
Kansas City activists fight global company’s plans to open industrial waste recycling facility
Butler County Times Gazette - Kansas
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September 2, 2025
By: Anna Kaminski Kansas Reflector KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Activists and community members are attempting to shield a historic Kansas City, Kansas, neighborhood from further industrialization as a recycling company, touting a new age of...
In-state star Xavier Okwufulueze commits to Oklahoma after receiving coveted offer
On3
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September 2, 2025
Xavier Okwufulueze had been waiting for an offer from Oklahoma throughout his recruiting process, and it came on Monday from Sooners wide receivers coach Emmett Jones. A day later, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound athlete has committed to OU, choosing the...
Oklahoma coach Brent Venables explains transfer RB Jaydn Ott's lack of production in Sooners opener
CBS Sports - Florida
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September 2, 2025
When Oklahoma made a splash late in the transfer portal cycle by adding former California star running back Jaydn Ott during the spring window, it came with the expectation that the No. 50 overall player in the 247Sports transfer rankings would...
Oklahoma ranks low in AI preparedness but sees growth potential
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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September 2, 2025
Summary: – Brainly ranks Oklahoma 44th in AI readiness, citing low federal funding and business adoption. – State excels in ultra-high-speed internet, attracting prospective industries. – CareerTech programs and emerging tech task force aim to...
Defensive depth key as Michigan Football hits the road to play Oklahoma
Maize n Brew - Michigan
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September 2, 2025
After defeating the New Mexico Lobos on Saturday night, the Michigan Wolverines turn all attention to a Week 2 duel at the Oklahoma Sooners. While far from a flawless outing last weekend, head coach Sherrone Moore and his staff should feel...
The Brine Boom: Pickles are popping off in grocery aisles in Oklahoma
Mix 96.5 Tulsa - Oklahoma
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September 2, 2025
From crunchy spears to tangy cocktails, pickles are having a moment. Whether you're enjoying pickles in surprising combinations like a new sorbet, cooling down with a briny slush, or sipping on a pickletini for the first time, this flavor-forward...
Appleton opts to narrow Oklahoma Street, upsetting residents over loss of parking
The Post-Crescent - Wisconsin
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Faced with deciding how to reconstruct Oklahoma Street, the Appleton Common Council sided with the expertise of city staff over the wishes of a group of residents living on the street. The council voted 8-4 to reconstruct Oklahoma Street, between...
Oklahoma County confronting soil contamination at site of future jail
News9 - Oklahoma
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The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners is considering a contract to remediate contaminated soil on the site of the county's future campus for a new jail and behavioral care center. An item was originally listed on the agenda for a...
New law likely means flood of utility rate hike requests in Oklahoma
KUSH - Oklahoma
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September 2, 2025
Oklahoma’s Corporation Commissioners are bracing for an anticipated flood of new rate requests thanks to a new law that utilities lobbied to get, but is one that Commissioners opposed and now believe it could be unconstitutional. The bill that one...
Oklahoma Braces for Record Cold Snap to Kick Off September
KWFS - Texas
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September 2, 2025
Oklahoma weather has always had a flair for the dramatic. One week you’re frying an egg on the sidewalk, the next you’re digging out that one hoodie you swore you wouldn’t see again until October. And right on schedule, as soon as Labor Day is...
Oklahoma tobacco money board calls out unnamed corporations but has plenty of problems of its own
Oklahoma Voice
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September 2, 2025
A four-member, state board tasked with overseeing the investment of nearly $2 billion intended to make Oklahoma healthier has suddenly decided it’s also the morality police, and our last line of defense against the “dubious values” of...
Oklahoma Preservation Commission approves new privately-funded Governor's residence
KGOU - Oklahoma
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September 2, 2025
And it's going up completely with private donations, according to lawmakers like former House Speaker Charles McCall, and the people who've been fundraising for it. Those include people like Inasmuch Foundation CEO Bob Ross, who, according to The...
The mostly unregulated natural cosmetics industry is booming. Regulators say to use caution
Oklahoma Voice
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September 2, 2025
Tamiqua Whittaker was inspired to launch her homemade cosmetics business while working full time in the dental field. Watching her patients struggle with dry lips during and after checkups inspired the Tulsa resident to develop her first homemade...
Southern Arkansas Coach Smiley embraces new faces after lost production
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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September 2, 2025
The unknown isn't a scary feeling for Southern Arkansas Coach Brad Smiley. SAU made a serious push for an NCAA Division II playoff berth last season behind a roster that included the Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Judd...
OBITUARY: Retired Naval Officer, Space Program Engineer William Edwin “Bill” Keeney III, 95, Passed Away Aug. 22
Space Coast Daily - Florida
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September 2, 2025
Military Officers Association of America honored Bill with its Distinguished Service Award William Edwin “Bill” Keeney III, 95, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2025, in Indian Harbour Beach, FL. A resident of Satellite Beach for over four...
Oklahoma GOP Senator Lies Through His Teeth On Trump's Tariffs
Crooks and Liars
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September 1, 2025
These Republicans are all just shameless liars, and Meet the Press host Kristen Welker was about as useful as a potted plant while interviewing GOP Sen. James Lankford. As we already discussed here, Trump threw a tantrum after an appeals court...