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Oklahoma welcomes students, but not their cellphones, back to school
Oklahoma Voice
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August 12, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — As Oklahoma students return to school in the coming days, they’ll have backpacks on, pencils and laptops ready, and their cellphones out of sight. For the next year, state law requires all Oklahoma public schools to ban student use...
As Trump Weighs Federal Marijuana Shift, Oklahoma Voters Face High-Stakes SQ 837 Debate
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A national marijuana policy shift from President Trump could collide with one of Oklahoma’s most contentious ballot measures in years. State Question 837, which seeks to legalize recreational marijuana, is being framed by...
Oklahoma Ends In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants After DOJ Lawsuit
American Renaissance
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August 12, 2025
Oklahoma will no longer offer in-state tuition benefits for illegal alien students after the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state, alleging the policy violated federal immigration law. The DOJ filed a complaint asserting that Oklahoma...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies betting on sports
United Press International (UPI)
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Aug. 12 (UPI) -- The University of Oklahoma's likely starting quarterback, John Mateer, denied betting on sports while a freshman at Washington State University in 2022. Screenshots of Mateer's Venmo account show two transactions on the mobile...
Oklahoma governor celebrates law keeping men out of women’s prisons
LifeSite
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August 12, 2025
News ‘We don’t apologize for our conservative values, our God-fearing values,’ Gov. Kevin Stitt said at a ceremony touting Oklahoma’s laws. OKLAHOMA CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt held a ceremony on Monday to highlight...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies betting on sports while at WSU, calls Venmo descriptions ‘inside jokes’
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer called the descriptions of payments that reference sports betting on his Venmo account “inside jokes” and denied ever betting on college football or other sports in a statement released Tuesday afternoon. “The...
Oklahoma Sooners QB John Mateer says sports-gambling references on Venmo were ‘inside jokes’
Los Angeles Times
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August 12, 2025
Some inside jokes can be funny. Others not so much. John Mateer seems to have fallen into the second category: The Oklahoma Sooners quarterback is now on defense regarding NCAA policy about student-athletes and sports betting. Screenshots of Venmo...
Oklahoma Doesn’t Need Buc-ee’s — We’ve Got Gasquatch
Z94 - Oklahoma
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August 12, 2025
If you’ve spent any time on social media, you’ve probably heard people clamoring for a Buc-ee’s in Oklahoma. “Why don’t we have one?” “When are we getting one?” As if the state will collapse without a beaver-branded gas station selling brisket...
LGBT activists are trying to force their ‘pride’ agenda on Canada’s small towns
LifeSite
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August 12, 2025
Blogs LGBT 'Pride' organizers openly admit rural activism is about teaching ‘diverse sexual and gender identities’ to communities that simply want to be left alone. (LifeSiteNews) — For the past month, the Canadian media has been all-hands-on-deck...
Oklahoma star QB denies gambling on sports after Venmo transactions surface
NBC News
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August 12, 2025
Ever since he transferred to the University of Oklahoma last winter, scrutiny has followed John Mateer for how the quarterback, rated one of the best in college football, would perform on the field. This week, Mateer has found himself under the...
Educational Development Corporation Announces Extension of Credit Agreement with BOKF
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 12, 2025
Tulsa, Oklahoma–(Newsfile Corp. – August 12, 2025) – Educational Development Corporation (NASDAQ: EDUC) (the “Company”) announced it has executed the Ninth Amendment (“Amendment”) to the Existing Credit Agreement (“Amendment”) with BOKF, NA (the...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies sports gambling allegations as 'false'
The Oklahoman
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NORMAN — Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer released a statement Tuesday afternoon, calling the allegations he gambled on sports "false." Allegations circulated Monday evening after a series of screenshots showing Venmo activity from Mateer's...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies sports betting allegations after Venmo screenshots go viral
Fox Wilmington - North Carolina
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August 12, 2025
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Oklahoma Sooners quarterback John Mateer has denied sports betting after screenshots of his Venmo account went viral on Monday night. Mateer’s Venmo history was deleted as of Tuesday, but the alleged...
Best private K-12 schools in the Oklahoma City metro area
K95.5 Tulsa - Oklahoma
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August 12, 2025
Stacker compiled a list of the best private K-12 schools in the Oklahoma City metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses five weighted factors for its rankings: top colleges score, college enrollment, culture & diversity grade, parent /...
Oklahoma filmmaker wins Best Overall Film award at Fort Smith International Film Festival
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA — A local filmmaker won the top prize at the Fort Smith International Film Festival for a documentary that spotlights the lives of Oklahomans with autism. Carley Marissa Dummitt won Best Overall Film with Surviving the Spectrum, a short...
Oklahoma students invited to name a snowplow in statewide contest
News9 - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma students from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to submit creative names for a state snowplow by September 15 on ODOT’s website. Tuesday, August 12th 2025, 12:54 pm By: Graham Dowers OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma students can put...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies ever betting on sports
SRN News
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August 12, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix Oklahoma starting quarterback John Mateer said allegations that he participated in sports gambling are “false.” “I have never bet on sports,” Mateer posted Tuesday on X. Screenshots of his Venmo account surfaced Monday and...
Oklahoma QB John Mateer denies sports gambling allegations surfaced on Venmo
The Dallas Morning News - Texas
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August 12, 2025
Less than 24 hours after screenshots referencing “sports gambling” in his Venmo transaction history surfaced, Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer denied any wrongdoing. In a statement he release on X Tuesday afternoon, Mateer confirmed that the Venmo...
Appeals court allows Arkansas' first-in-the-nation ban on gender transition care for minors to be enforced
Fox News
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'Outnumbered' panelists weigh in after Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi expressed support for 'national level' care for transgender children. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Arkansas law...
Questions remain over Oklahoma Bible-in-schools standards as classes begin
News9 - Oklahoma
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As the school year begins, questions remain over State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ social studies standards that require Bibles in schools. In July, the Oklahoma Supreme Court declined to block the new standards. Parents, educators and faith...