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Administrator Lee Zeldin Visits with Energy Producers, Farmers in Oklahoma City (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release:
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Administrator Lee Zeldin Visits with Energy Producers, Farmers in Oklahoma City
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - On Friday, May 29, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin traveled to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for several events focused on the Trump Administration's energy agenda and efforts to support American farmers.
On Friday night, Administrator Zeldin addressed the more PR
Alliance for Career Education Challenges Department of Education's Earnings Accountability Methodology (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Alliance for Career Education in the States, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns about proposed regulations under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." ACES, representing career colleges and vocational schools in 32 states, advocates that the Department's methodology for measuring post-graduation earnings is flawed and inconsistent with congressional intent.
The letter critiques the Department's rel more ST
Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against DEI mandates at SCOTUS (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against DEI mandates at SCOTUS
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 15-state friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that supports a challenge to California's DEI mandates. The specific law requires doctors to receive instruction on implicit bias in order to keep their license to practice medicine. It also more PR
Boozman Among Lawmakers Pushing Restoration of Protect Life Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release:
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Boozman Among Lawmakers Pushing Restoration of Protect Life Rule
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WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) joined 158 of his colleagues in the U.S. House and Senate urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to restore the Protect Life Rule and ensure Title X Family Planning Program funding does not support abortion or abortion services.
"We ask more PR
Chickasaw Nation breaks ground for Integrative Medicine Clinic (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, June 2 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
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Chickasaw Nation breaks ground for Integrative Medicine Clinic
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ADA, Okla. -Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby led June 1 ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new Chickasaw Nation Integrative Medicine Clinic, located near the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center on the Ada South Campus.
The Integrative Medicine Clinic, 1826 Anhi Drive, provides space for a di more PR
ClearSay AI project aims to aid people with disabilities, vocal irregularities (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, June 2 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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ClearSay AI project aims to aid people with disabilities, vocal irregularities
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Since the 1970s, mechanical engineering students at The University of Tulsa have focused their talents on projects that address the special needs of people with physical and developmental disabilities. Today, the program is known as the Make a Difference Engineering (MADE at TU) initiative, and it's one of the most popular studen more PR
Club for Growth Action: OK-GOV Poll - Drummond Polling Collapses as Desperation Grows (10)
WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Club for Growth Action, an arm of the Club for Growth, issued the following news release:
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OK-GOV POLL: Drummond Polling Collapses as Desperation Grows
Club for Growth Action released a new poll showing Gentner Drummond's support in the Oklahoma Republican Governor primary in sharp decline. The latest polling found Drummond's image dropped 31 points, swinging from 18 points net-positive in early April to 13 points net-negative. As Oklahoma Republican primary voters more PR
Collins College of Business celebrates excellence at annual Honors & Awards Ceremony (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, June 2 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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Collins College of Business celebrates excellence at annual Honors & Awards Ceremony
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The University of Tulsa's Collins College of Business recognized outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni during its 2026 Honors and Awards Ceremony, celebrating academic excellence, leadership, research and service across the college.
The evening's highest undergraduate honors, the David R. Lawson Outstanding Seni more PR
Cultural Organizations Press Congressional Decisionmakers to Fund Library, Museum Services as Appropriators Determine FY 2027 Federal Spending (10)
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Urban Libraries Council, a public library systems, posted the following news release on June 1, 2026:
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Cultural Organizations Press Congressional Decisionmakers to Fund Library, Museum Services as Appropriators Determine FY 2027 Federal Spending
Nine cultural organizations, including ULC, called on Congress to expand federal funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in its fiscal year (FY) 2027 appropriations bills, which are scheduled for more PR
DNC Releases Comprehensive List of States Where Gas Prices Are Below $3 a Gallon (10)
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 2, 2026:
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DNC Releases Comprehensive List of States Where Gas Prices Are Below $3 a Gallon
While the Trump administration predicted that gas prices would fall back under $3 a gallon by summer, costs at the pump have continued to soar in states across the country.
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Today, the DNC released a comprehensive list of states where gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon since the beginning of more PR
FTC Requires Divestiture of Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Protect Patients from Anticompetitive Effects of Ascension Health-AmSurg Deal (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:
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FTC Requires Divestiture of Ambulatory Surgery Centers to Protect Patients from Anticompetitive Effects of Ascension Health-AmSurg Deal
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The Federal Trade Commission took action to protect American patients from higher outpatient surgery costs by requiring national nonprofit health system Ascension Health Alliance (Ascension) to divest several surgery center facilities to complete its proposed $3.9 b more PR
Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Congress to Enact Secure America Act (10)
PIERRE, South Dakota, June 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Congress to Enact Secure America Act
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PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors called on Congress to enact The Secure America Act to provide sustained funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). You can find the statement here.
"Under President Trump's le more PR
Governor Stitt Criticizes Drummond for Opposing Trump-Backed Aluminum Project (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news:
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Governor Stitt Criticizes Drummond for Opposing Trump-Backed Aluminum Project
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OKLAHOMA CITY (June 2, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt issued a statement criticizing Attorney General Gentner Drummond for targeting one of the largest economic development projects in state history. This project, backed by President Donald Trump, will strengthen a critical supply chain for all Americans.
"As soon as more PR
History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines (10)
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 3 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release:
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History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines
As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Georgia is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, and Louisiana, with addi more PR
Lankford, Armstrong Applaud Nominations of US Attorneys for Oklahoma (10)
WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Lankford, Armstrong Applaud Nominations of US Attorneys for Oklahoma
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WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Alan Armstrong (R-OK) today applauded President Trump's nominations of Christopher Nassar to serve as US Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma and Robert Troester to serve as US Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
"Bob Troester has led the Western Distr more PR
Michaela Parrott: culture, connection and a love for foster youth (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, June 2 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release:
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Michaela Parrott: culture, connection and a love for foster youth
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Michaela Parrott's compassion for children in foster care, coupled with the love of her Chickasaw culture, finds its expression in a dual-purpose project -teaching people how to make ribbon skirts, which are gifted to First American children in foster care.
Parrott, a Chickasaw citizen, star more PR
NBA Finals on ABC preview media conference with ESPN NBA Broadcasters Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler as well as Tim Corrigan, ESPN Senior Vice President, Sports Production (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Transcript: NBA Finals on ABC preview media conference with ESPN NBA Broadcasters Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler as well as Tim Corrigan, ESPN Senior Vice President, Sports Production
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Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Breen, calling his 21 st NBA Finals, debuting NBA Finals analyst Tim Legler, former NBA Champion and returning analyst Ric more PR
Nexstar Television Stations Win 34 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptional Locally Produced News (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release:
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Nexstar Television Stations Win 34 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Outstanding Journalism and Exceptional Locally Produced News
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KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, and KHON-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii, Honored for "Overall Excellence"
IRVING, TX (June 2, 2026) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that 20 of its owned and operated tele more PR
Okla. A.G. Drummond Files Action to Block Inola Aluminum Smelter (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 3 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 2, 2026:
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Drummond files action to block Inola aluminum smelter
Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a petition today in Rogers County District Court to block a proposed heavy-industrial aluminum smelting complex in Inola. Behind the massive project are two private ventures, one of which is owned by the government of an Islamic foreign monarchy.
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Sooner Athletic Conference Highlights 2026 NAIA Softball All-American Honors With Both Pitcher and Player of the Year (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release:
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The Sooner Athletic Conference Highlights 2026 NAIA Softball All-American Honors with Both Pitcher and Player of the Year
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2026 NAIA Softball All-Americans, Player and Pitcher of the Year honors following the World Series last week in Columbus, Ga. In addition to the three All-American team more PR
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