LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the arrest of Austin Norris, 28, of Watts, Oklahoma, on a federal count of receiving or distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor: "This arrest stems from an investigation by my office that began with a tip to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. A s  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2024: Governor Kevin Stitt issued the Oklahoma Phone-Free School Challenge, inviting students, teachers, and superintendents statewide to propose solutions for managing cell phone use in schools. The initiative addresses concerns over distractions, bullying, and learning difficulties associated with cell phone usage. "Cell phones are useful tools, but far too often, they cause distractions  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A groundbreaking algorithm developed by Prakash Vedula, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Oklahoma School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, has been incorporated into advanced computing software developed by Google and IBM. The algorithm is remarkable for its exponential improvement over previous methods. This significant breakthrough in the field of quantum computing was published in Quant  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2024: In a letter to Congress, Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 41 other attorneys general today called on lawmakers to pass legislation requiring a U.S. surgeon general warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms. The letter comes amid growing scrutiny of social media companies for their role in generational harm to young people's mental health. The a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Oklahoma State Senate posted the following statement on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Sen. Julia Kirt, a member of the Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT), issued the following statement after the watchdog agency presented its September report reviewing funding sources for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA). "As we reviewed LOFT's data and analysis, my big takeaway is the importance of Oklahoma voters c  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following statement on Sept. 10, 2024, on behalf of State Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, about the Department of Corrections: * * * "Once again, I am compelled to report the horrendous inhuman handling and human rights violations of the Department of Corrections. On August 24, 2024, I received a very credible report from the Dick Conner Correctional Center in Hominy. The reporter claimed that a mental health inmate was left in a  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 11 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: There is a reported shortage of professionals in natural resource and food conservation, and doctoral degree programs in specialty areas of genetic research are scarce. The USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture is focused on remedying this problem through a fellowship program that promotes omics, a branch of science that includes the study of molecules and their structures to better understand the   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * University of Oklahoma Health Sciences professor aims to reduce side effect of common chemotherapy drug. * * * The chemotherapy drug cisplatin is a lifesaver for many adults and children diagnosed with cancer, but it often causes hearing loss, a side effect that can diminish quality of life following treatment. To prevent hearing damage during cancer treatment, a University of Oklahoma   more