The Oklahoma State Senate adopted a resolution Thursday recognizing Dale and Carrie Schultz and their son J.C. of Catoosa as the 2008 Family of the Year for Special Olympics Oklahoma.Senate Resolution 92 was authored by Sen. Mary Easley, D Tulsa. She introduced the family on the Senate floor at the State... >Read More

The Oklahoma State Senate approved a measure Thursday creating the Large Animal Veterinarian Incentive Act which provides incentives to veterinary school graduates to locate their practices in rural communities.Senate Bill 70, authored by Sen. Roger Ballenger, D Okmulgee and Rep. Jerry Shoemake, D Morris, now goes to the House of Representatives for... >Read More

Oklahoma City - The White House today approved Oklahoma's request for federal disaster assistance in the Ottawa County tornado, according to Gov. Brad Henry. "We got the word from the White House late this afternoon," said the governor. "We appreciate the quick response from Pres. Bush and his team. The people... >Read More

The state Senate on Wednesday approved a comprehensive measure intended to make Oklahoma schools safer. Senate Bill 1941, the Oklahoma School Security Act, includes numerous provisions to secure school facilities, reduce school violence and bullying and involve school administrators in making their schools safer places for students and staff. Sen.... >Read More

Members of the State Senate paid tribute to Oklahoma's Trooper of the Year Award winners for 2007, which included state troopers who risked their own lives to perform a daring helicopter rescue of a Kingfisher couple. Sen. Charles Laster authored legislation honoring Lt. Brian Sturgill and Trooper Joe Howard for... >Read More

A long struggle came to a positive end when Gov. Brad Henry signed House Bill 3060, a measure creating a public umbilical cord blood bank in Oklahoma.The new law, by Senator Jay Paul Gumm and Rep. Rebecca Hamilton, establishes the public cord blood bank, eventually giving every Oklahoma family the... >Read More

Hundreds of thousands of teens nationwide are expected to participate in the seventh annual National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month this May by taking an online quiz. The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) invites Oklahoma teens to use this quiz as a chance to focus on the importance of avoiding... >Read More

Friends of Will Rogers will soon be taking on a new meaning. A docentvolunteer program is being developed to have trained docents in place intime to help with the 2008 Will Rogers Days and 70th anniversary celebrationof the opening of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum.Susan Rollins, certified docent at Gilcrease... >Read More

Sen. Jonathan Nichols on Tuesday planned to amend legislation to establish a felony for a first offense of domestic abuse, when a pattern of such behavior could be established. Nichols said high rates of domestic abuse in Oklahoma demand harsher penalties. According to the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and... >Read More

Oklahoma City - In the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the town of Picher on May 10, Gov. Brad Henry today asked Pres. Bush to provide a federal disaster declaration for Ottawa County. The designation would provide federal assistance to individuals and businesses in the tornado ravaged area. ?Picher... >Read More