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A cut to Oklahoma’s grocery tax has been widely praised. But one small piece of the new law cutting taxes could have an outsized impact on the state’s cities and towns. The problem is in the state's founding document, one mayor says.
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Oklahoma State University has a new Pedestrian Safety Task Force in response to recent collisions resulting in injuries and one fatality.
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Stillwater Utilities Authority is replacing retro pump stations to improve water pressure for rural residents. The current pumps, which help deliver drinking water from a treatment plant to homes, were installed in 1985.
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Dawna Riding In Hare is a Pawnee citizen who has served her tribe for over two decades. An American Indian Studies professor at Oklahoma State University, she memorializes her ancestors by educating the next generation about the history of Native American peoples.
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Thursday’s State Board of Education meeting highlights include more progress reports from Tulsa Public Schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters condemning a guidance letter from Stillwater Public Schools on new administrative rules and denying student requests to change gender markers.
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Oklahoma’s new law targeting banks who boycott the energy industry is causing uncertainty for counties and cities that aren’t sure if the Oklahoma Energy Discrimination Elimination Act applies to their pension systems, bond sales or bank loans.
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A sharp increase in pet ownership during COVID-19 has contributed to an exodus of vets from the farm sector as they opt for better paying and less dangerous "companion" animal practices.
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Former Oklahoma State University President and GOP state Senator Jim Halligan died Tuesday in Stillwater at the age of 86.
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A high-tech, rare metals company announced it will invest $100 million in a new Stillwater plant.
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Before desegregation in the mid 1950s, Oklahoma had nearly 100 schools educating Black students, but most of the buildings have disappeared. Now, a group of Oklahoma State University students is working to document the history of Stillwater’s Washington School, and possibly pave the way for the building's future.