Growing number of Oklahoma schools adopt digital hall passes …
Oct 10, 2024 · Digital hall pass company SmartPass is currently in 21 schools across Oklahoma. Ed tech company Securly said it has contracts with about 70 schools for hall passes, and Minga said it’s in about 24 Oklahoma schools.. The hall passes generally have similar features. If a student wants to go to the bathroom for a nonemergency, they first have to check on the system to see if too many students ...
Gov. Kevin Stitt sworn into second term as Oklahoma's governor
Jan 9, 2023 · Surrounded by members of the state legislature, newly elected state officials, the State Supreme Court justices and leaders of Oklahoma’s tribal nations, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt was sworn into his second term in office late Monday morning. He is the fifth governor to serve two terms. Stitt said he is continuing forward with his “Top Ten ...
Oklahoma's tax cut on groceries now in effect. What qualifies?
Aug 26, 2024 · Oklahoma's sales tax on groceries is coming to an end. Starting Aug. 29, the state’s 4.5% sales tax on groceries will be eliminated, following the signing of the bill by Gov. Kevin Stitt in February. The tax cut is estimated to save the average Oklahoman about $104 per year. Beginning Thursday, you shouldn’t be charged the state sales tax ...
Live updates: Oklahoma election results | KGOU
Nov 5, 2024 · Live updates: Oklahoma election results. KGOU | By KGOU Staff. Published November 5, 2024 at 1:18 PM CST.
Morning news brief | KGOU
Nov 4, 2024 · Morning news brief. It’s the last leg of the presidential campaign and candidates are racing across swing states. Striking Boeing machinists vote on the company's latest proposal to end the seven-week strike. Michel Martin is co-host of Morning Edition, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's ...
Morning news brief | KGOU
Oct 25, 2024 · A Martínez. A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First. He came to NPR in 2021 and is based out of NPR West. Donald Trump and Kamila Harris will campaign in Texas. Georgia grapples with heated political climate and potential for violence. LA County's DA recommends the Menendez brothers be resentenced.
Oklahoma's iconic shape is about to change... but only a little
Oct 12, 2024 · Oklahoma and Texas are swapping a few acres of water-logged land between them to resolve a decades-old border issue. At a meeting of the Red River Boundary Commission Wednesday, commissioners voted to shift the boundary between the two states to maintain reliable access to drinking water for millions of Texans and keep compliant with federal law.
PM NewsBrief: Oct. 28, 2024 | KGOU
Oct 28, 2024 · This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for October 28, 2024. State Lawmaker Disagrees With Decision To Close Oklahoma County Social Services Department. The Oklahoma County Social Services Department is set to close Thursday due to a recently passed bill. But the measure’s sponsor does not think that needs to happen.
Oklahoma death row inmate's case to be heard at U.S. Supreme …
Oct 7, 2024 · Following the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals’ decision last year to uphold death row inmate Richard Glossip’s conviction, his case will be heard before the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday.. Glossip was found guilty of murder-for-hire in the 1997 killing of motel owner Barry Van Treese. The man who killed Van Treese, Justin Sneed, was sentenced to life in prison after ...
PM NewsBrief: Oct. 22, 2024 | KGOU
Oct 22, 2024 · This is the KGOU PM NewsBrief for October 22, 2024. School choice issues. A new report says Oklahoma’s new School Choice Program has barriers to student access, and Oklahoma requires little academic oversight compared to other states. A think tank out of Georgetown University compares school choice programs across eight states.