WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, the White House announced the recipients of the Presidential Federal Sustainability Awards, which included employees of the U.S. General Services Administration. GSA accepted the highest number of awards in the program's inaugural year - from electrifying Washington, D.C.'s largest building and buying the first federal 100% 24/7 carbon-free electricity in Arkansas, to showing ex  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: Today, U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell sentenced Chad Alan Hudgins, 35, to 360 months imprisonment for Second Degree Murder in Indian Country. Additionally, Judge Frizzell ordered Hudgins to five years of supervised release. According to court documents, in Dec. 2021, the Creek County Sheriff's Office received a call requesting a well-bei  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, June 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge John D. Russell sentenced Jin Kai Chen, 51, to 18 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release for Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute. According to court documents, in Sep. 2023, Chen was pulled over by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Officers detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Upon   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8774), which was introduced by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 8774, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2025 and for other purposes. Earlier this year, the Administration and mem  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8752), which was introduced by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 8752, making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the fiscal year (FY) ending September 30, 2025 and for other purposes. Earlier this year,   more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act for Fiscal 2025 (H.R. 8771), which was introduced by Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma: * * * The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 8771, making appropriations for the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs for the fiscal year (FY) ending September  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 26 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 14 Kansas counties and neighboring counties in Oklahoma are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset eco  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $790,000 grant to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma in Perkins, Oklahoma, to help develop and implement disaster recovery and resiliency strategies. This grant will support the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and tribal partners across the state by providing technical ass  more