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Under existing Oklahoma law, whenever state tax collections experience strong growth, a portion of the growth is earmarked for income-tax reduction, guaranteeing that working families get a break whenever the state government is flush with cash.
Read moreIn 2018, Oklahoma teachers walked off the job to demand tax increases for school funding, which lawmakers passed. The argument for the tax hikes was that additional money would improve teacher hiring and retention and boost academic outcomes in Oklahoma schools.
Read moreLegislation preventing illegal aliens from accessing taxpayer-funded Medicaid coverage has easily cleared its first legislative hurdle.
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Grace Anne Sinclair recently received the Kingfi sher County Retired Educators scholarship in the amount of $500.
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Okarche Public Schools will host its third annual Art Auction Gallery this Monday, Feb. 23.
Read moreThe Sts. Peter & Paul Altar Society met at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Parish Hall with Nancy Altman and Brenda Walta serving as hostesses.
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The Lone Oak Community Association of Dover held its 28th annual Black History Program at Wannamaker Baptist Church on Saturday, Feb. 7. Members of the community and family from all over the state, came together to recognize and honor the community’s ancestors, matriarchs and patriarchs who have paved the way and built a foundation of history. Among the speakers at the program were Rodney and Cynthia McCarty (bottom right), Wendell Prim (top right), Anna Caldwell (top left with daughter Cynthia McCarty), Grace Kinslow, Alex Caldwell, Dr. Pamela Caldwell, Rod McCarty II, Dyamonique McCarty, R.J. McCarty and Rylee McCarty. [Photos provided]
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