Oklahoma News Cherokee Nation boosts minimum wage, family leave benefits: The Cherokee Nation – one of the largest employers in northeast Oklahoma – is implementing increased paid family leave and a minimum wage nearly double the state level to attract and retain employees. [The Journal Record] Report: Another Panasonic battery plant in play for Oklahoma: Oklahoma is being considered as a site for another electric vehicle battery plant, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. [Tulsa World] Voting and Election News Oklahoma Supreme Court to decide if SQ 820 will be on November ballot: A change in how signatures for state questions are verified is causing major delays for the long-awaited ballot measure proposed to legalize recreational marijuana in Oklahoma. Oklahomans for Sensible Marijuana Laws are waiting on the final sign off from the state's supreme court on whether or not State Question 820 will be featured on the November 8th ballot. [Public Radio Tulsa] Editorial: Bring dark money into the light: It may be impossible to curb the billions of dollars spent nationally on races. But, it is reasonable to expect more transparency on who is behind the money. [Editorial / Tulsa World] Criminal Justice News Man at center of tribal jurisdictional issue sentenced in federal court: A federal judge signed off on a shortened prison term Monday for a man at the center of a jurisdictional fight in Oklahoma's Indian Country. [Tulsa World] Oklahoma City police investigating suspected homicide at homeless camp: Officers were called to the camp near N Western and the John Kilpatrick Service Road around 8:15 a.m. Saturday. The deceased person had "injuries consistent with homicide," according to a police department news release. [The Oklahoman] Benjamin Plank allegedly shot at third Oklahoma County deputy during deadly gun battle: A man accused of shooting to death an Oklahoma County sheriff's deputy and injuring another also shot at a third deputy during a hail of gunfire, court documents show. [The Oklahoman] Oklahoma prisoner from 'The Innocent Man' on Netflix has murder conviction reinstated: A prisoner featured on the Netflix documentary series "The Innocent Man" won't be going free after all. [The Oklahoman] Education News Key word was 'accountability' in OKCPS Board of Ed meeting: The word "accountability" was used so many times in Monday's Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Ed meeting that one would be forgiven for having lost count. [Oklahoma City Free Press] Shrum's OSU inauguration highlights accomplishments, goals: Oklahoma State University recently held an inauguration celebration held for Dr. Kayse Shrum, who was named the 19th president of Oklahoma State University in April 2021. [Journal Record] General News Justice for Greenwood: Tulsa's DNA collection program is a 'scam': A nonprofit that advocates for survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre gave details at a Thursday night community meeting about its stance that Black Tulsans should not submit DNA to the city. [Public Radio Tulsa] Whistleblowers allege embezzlement, fraud at Tahlequah nonprofit that championed Indigenous women: Lack of oversight resulted in years of mismanagement and allegations of fraud and embezzlement, leaving Native American women without the aid the nonprofit National Indian Women's Health Resource Center was designed to provide, an Oklahoma Watch investigation found. [Oklahoma Watch] Column: Oklahoma Joe: Let's cultivate inclusion, not exclusion in Oklahoma: As we think about future business growth in Oklahoma, we need to consider that a more inclusive society is better for our state's future than the current regressive environment that is being created within it. [Joe Hight / The Journal Record] Oklahoma Local News - Emergency well drilled in Sasakwa, where some residents lacked running water for months [NonDoc]
- Cyber-defense program earns Rose State College national recognition [The Journal Record]
- Supply-chain issues delay pedestrian bridge placement over Northwest Expressway [The Oklahoman]
- Crest Foods to begin construction on second Edmond store [The Journal Record]
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