WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: This week, the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the District of Columbia's Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Led by FSGG Subcommittee Chairman Dave Joyce (R-OH), Members executed their oversight duties by discussing a range of issues, including Presidential inauguration secu more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma - Second Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose in two of the three largest counties in Oklahoma from June 2023 to June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are the 369 U.S. counties or county equivalents with annual average employmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2741) on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in the Western District of Oklahoma Aldridge action listed on Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Aldridge to the Northern District of California for inclusion in MDL No. 2471. Defendant Monsanto Company opposes the mot more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of the Violent Crime Reduction Steering Committee's meeting on Dec. 10, 2024: * * * The Justice Department's Violent Crime Reduction Steering Committee met yesterday to discuss the significant efforts undertaken by the Department to combat violent crime and the result of those efforts. The Steering Committee is chaired by Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (PADAG) Marshall Miller and composed of leaders more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is opposing a 645-mile electric transmission corridor proposed by the U.S. Department of Energy that would span Oklahoma from the panhandle through the Arkansas border. The Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor is one of several proposed corridors across the United States proposed to expand the nation's powe more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Today, Congresswoman Bice voted in favor of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which fully supports our military. This year's NDAA will help increase our military recruitment, retention, and readiness by improving servicemember's quality of life and strengthening the lethality of our armed forces. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: "I was  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) voted in favor of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. This bill will give servicemembers a pay raise, counter Chinese aggression, restore lethality to our military, defend Israel, fund general military construction projects, support operations to secure our borders, crackdown on waste, fra more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, Senate-companion legislation authored by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) to add critically needed federal judgeships to resolve backlogged courts passed the House of Representatives by a bipartisan majority vote of 236-173. 29 Democrats crossed the aisle to support the bill. "The JUDGES Act represents the diligent work and hard-won agreement of national stakeholders that ultim more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * Swope to fill critical role at the City of Tulsa in the Nichols Administration * * * Mayor Monroe Nichols announced Amanda Swope, current Oklahoma House of Representatives member for the 71st district, will serve in his administration as the City of Tulsa's new Director of Tribal Policy & Partnerships. Swope will assume responsibilities starting January 29, 2025. As the Director of Triba more PR