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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for 2026-07-10 ( 15 items )  
Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to those telephone numbers. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR

Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: ** * Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fraud. Attorney General James and the coalition alle more PR

Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocal more PR

Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one number gets flagged, he's moved on to the next.  more PR

Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Ro more PR

EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding for ENF Products LLC in Edmond, Okla., to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding for ENF Products LLC in Edmond, Okla., to Develop Innovative Environmental Technologies * DALLAS, TEXAS (July 9, 2026) - This week, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $400,000 in funding to ENF Products LLC in Edmond, Oklahoma, to develop and commercialize environmental technologies through EPA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The grant supports the company's project to de more PR

Fat cells transform to help heal wounds, OMRF finds (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * Fat cells transform to help heal wounds, OMRF finds * You probably never imagined your fat cells could heal wounds. Scientists also didn't think it was possible. But now they know differently, thanks to an Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation discovery. OMRF's Lorin Olson, Ph.D., recently led a team of scientists who found that fat cells can morph into scar-forming cells to help repair wounds. This finding could someday lead to m more PR

Hamm Institute for American Energy Adds Five Oklahoma State University Fellows (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 10 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Hamm Institute for American Energy adds five Oklahoma State University Fellows The Hamm Institute for American Energy announced five new Oklahoma State University faculty members have been named Hamm Institute Fellows, joining 10 current Fellows and expanding the program to 15 researchers across the university. The new Fellows are: * Dr. Hasan Atiyeh, professor of biosystems and agricultural engineering * Dr. Lixia Lambert, associate professor of a more PR

Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program, Including Chazen Museum of Art in Wisconsin (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in "50 for 50," a national collection-sharing i more PR

Lankford Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Urging HHS and CMS to Monitor Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Leads Bipartisan, Bicameral Lawmakers Urging HHS and CMS to Monitor Dangers of Physician-Assisted Suicide * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) sent a bipartisan, bicameral letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. urging HHS and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish reporting requirements in the hospice program to monitor physician-assisted sui more PR

National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center VP Militos Testifies Before Senate Finance Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions and Family Policy released the following testimony by Elizabeth Militos, vice president and executive director of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "The Future of Social Security": * * * Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Senate Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, On behalf of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFI more PR

Oklahoma State: Eddie Sutton Foundation and Marcus Smart YounGameChanger Foundation Partner to Serve Oklahoma Pediatric Cancer Patients (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 10 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Eddie Sutton Foundation and Marcus Smart YounGameChanger Foundation partner to serve Oklahoma pediatric cancer patients The Eddie Sutton Foundation is partnering with a longtime friend to bring a spark of inspiration and fun to children with cancer in Tulsa. The foundation is working with the Marcus Smart YounGameChanger Foundation to provide mobile gaming systems, called Smart Carts, directly to the bedside of pediatric oncology patients at Saint Fr more PR

ROUNDUP: New Reporting Details How Trump's Economic Policies Are Raising Ohioans' Energy Costs and Ripping Away Healthcare and SNAP (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 8 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * ROUNDUP: New Reporting Details How Trump's Economic Policies Are Raising Ohioans' Energy Costs and Ripping Away Healthcare and SNAP * Reminder: Trump recently admitted that he doesn't think about the financial pain Americans are feeling under his economy COLUMBUS, OH - While affordability is a top issue ahead of the November election, Trump has worked to line the pockets of his family and donors. Now, new reporting is continuing to shed light on how Ohio  more PR

Upcoming July movies and live events at the McSwain Theatre (10)
ADA, Oklahoma, July 9 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming July movies and live events at the McSwain Theatre * The McSwain Theatre will host a Thursday Movie Showcase throughout July, featuring classic and family-friendly films with showtimes at 2 and 7 p.m. each Thursday. Tickets for the movie showcase are $3 for general admission, $2 for seniors and $2 for children ages 12 and under. A $5 combo deal is also available and includes a movie ticket, popcorn more PR

Women's Sports Sundays on ESPN drives strong audience growth across WNBA and AUSL (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Women's Sports Sundays on ESPN drives strong audience growth across WNBA and AUSL * ESPN today announced that Women's Sports Sundays presented by TJ Maxx delivered strong audiences across the WNBA and Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL) on Sunday, July 5, according to Nielsen Big Data + Panel. The Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces matchup on Sunday, July 5, averaged 1.6 million viewers on ESPN, peaking with 1.8  more PR