WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Awards Nearly $137 Million in Grants to Increase Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Seniors and Disabled Persons HUD Awards Nearly $137 Million in Grants to Increase Affordable Housing and Supportive Services for Seniors and Disabled Persons Funding supports the creation and repair of rental homes, provides rental assistance, and connects tenants with vital resour more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Applauds New Grants to Prevent Blocked Railroads in Oklahoma WASHINGTON, DC - Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement applauding new grants to tackle railway congestion across Oklahoma: "Oklahomans know how vital rail service is to our economy, but trains should not block an ambulance or prevent us from getting to work or school on time. These new grants will increase safety an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The No Man's Land Museum has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining that there is no cultural affiliation with any Native American tribes or Hawaiian organizations. The remains, along with seven associated funerary objects--including Harrell points, a stone knife blade, and horse bones--were excavated in various locations across Oklahoma and loaned to the museum between 1936 and 1974. Despite extensive consultation wi more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has closed the file on California's request for a waiver for its Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today just a few months after filing a formal comment letter opposing the request. In September, Drummond and 23 other state attorneys general filed a letter with the EPA arguin more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following remarks on Jan. 15, 2025: * * * Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following comments today on the passing of Burt Holmes. The co-founder of QuikTrip Corporation in 1958, Holmes has long been one of the state's leading entrepreneurs. "Oklahoma has lost a true giant with the passing of Burt Holmes. Wendy and I greatly cherished his friendship. Although he made tremendous wealth as a co more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: By Cpl. Danielle Rayon, Oklahoma National Guard Family and friends gathered at the Muskogee Readiness Center in Muskogee Jan. 13 to bid farewell to Oklahoma Army National Guard engineers preparing to deploy on a humanitarian mission to the Horn of Africa. The loved ones and leaders of the 1120th Engineer Utilities Detachment, 90th T more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined a cultural affiliation with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma. The remains, excavated in 1940 from the Raymond Mackey site (34Lf29) in LeFlore County, Oklahoma, represent at least 281 individuals from the Woodland Period, dated between 30 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * Creating six new national wildlife refuges, including the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in southwest Florida, the Wyoming Toad Conservation Area in Wyoming, the Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee, the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Montana, and the Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. * Advancing Tribal co-stewardship of feder more PR