WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Approval of Subzone Status; Canoo Inc., Pryor, Oklahoma". Here are excerpts: * * * On October 1, 2024, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma, Inc., grantee of FTZ 227, requesting subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 227, on be more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: Congressman Josh Brecheen will be hosting a telephone town hall on December 17th at 7 PM CT. During the call, Congressman Brecheen will answer live questions from constituents, provide an update on some of the most pressing issues facing our country, and discuss how Congress can help deliver on President Trump's agenda. Details for participating in the telephone town hall are below: Date: Tuesday, D more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: The Biden Administration's Department of Energy is scrapping an 18-mile-wide electric transmission corridor proposed to span Oklahoma, just one day after Attorney General Gentner Drummond and incoming state Speaker of the House Kyle Hilbert asserted their opposition to the plan. Both leaders cited conversations with senior department officials informing them of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 2, 2024, entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-Customer Experience Hub". Notice is hereby given that, on October 1, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ("the Act"), The Customer Experience Hub ("CX Hub") has filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attor more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senator James Lankford (R-OK) led his colleagues in sending a letter to Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to call on them to rein in pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) practices that hurt patients and pharmacies. "The need to act is more severe now than ever before. In 2023 there were over 300 independent pharmacy net closures--almost one per da more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Senators James Lankford (R-OK), John Cornyn (R-TX), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ), members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the Enable IC Partnerships Act, which would encourage public and private partnerships with the Intelligence Community to streamline acquisitions and adoption of cutting-edge technologies and support workforce development. "Inno more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, announced today that the Department of Justice, following a comprehensive investigation, has concluded that the Mount Vernon Police Department ("MVPD") engages in a patter more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) has completed an inventory of human remains and more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Andover, MA". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, Phillips Academy (RSPI) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objec more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued a notice in the Federal Register on Dec. 5, 2024, entitled "Inventory Completion: William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky, Lexington". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology, University of Kentucky (WSWM) has completed an inventory of human remains and assoc more ST

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following comments today after the state Pardon and Parole Board rejected clemency for Kevin Underwood, the death row inmate who brutally attacked and murdered a 10-year-old girl in 2006. "I am pleased the board voted to deny clemency for this deeply evil monster and ensured that justice will be delivered for Jamie Rose Bo more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Dec. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued warnings to four voice service provider companies that transmitted suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks for one or more of their customers. Drummond and 50 other attorneys general who comprise the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force have investigated a variety of providers. They sent warning le more PR

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Leslie Shannon Mack, age 54, of Hulbert, Oklahoma, was sentenced to a term of 12 months and one day imprisonment for one count of Theft Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds. As part of the sentence, the Court ordered Mack to pay $372,808.09 in restitution. The charge  more PR

MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Charles Daniel Tow, age 34, of Moore, Oklahoma, entered a guilty plea to one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and one count of Felon in Possession of Firearm and Ammunition. The Indictment alleged that on June 6, 2024, Tow knowingly and intentionally po more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted in support of S. 4199, the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved Act of 2024 (JUDGES Act). The JUDGES Act is the Senate passed version of a bill introduced by Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48) and co-sponsored by Congressman Valadao earlier this year. The legislation addresses the current backlog and understaffing of courts by creating 6 more PR