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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Gaylord News is a reporting project of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Chairman of the House Appropriations committee Tom Cole (R, Moore), at the Commerce-Justice-Science subcommittee markup on July 15.  House Appropriations Committee/Gaylord News

Cloudy with a chance of cuts; Cole leads NOAA markup

Kylie Caldwell July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congress is moving to slash NOAA’s forecasting programs – but a senior Oklahoma representative whose district and state relies on the safety they provide, is steering a meeting Thursday...

States suing to block President Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.  Emma Rowland/Gaylord News

Class action lawsuit shows path to blocking Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order

Emma Rowland July 16, 2025

WASHINGTON – A U.S. District judge’s decision to certify the ACLU’s class action lawsuit in New Hampshire blocking President Trump’s birthright citizenship order nationwide shows that courts are...

OETA offices in Oklahoma City.  /Courtesy OETA

Oklahoma public broadcasting faces $3.5 milion cut as House vote nears

Emma Rowland July 15, 2025

WASHINGTON -- Almost $3.5 million in federal public broadcasting grants for Oklahoma stations are at risk as the U.S. House prepares to vote on a package of cuts. Early Thursday morning, the Senate narrowly...

National Weather Center in Norman.

Texas floods highlight NOAA research facing the budget axe

Kylie Caldwell July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON– One NOAA research project predicted Texas’ July 4 floods an hour before Guadalupe River gauges caught on. Now it and other life-saving projects face elimination under proposed budget cuts. The...

The Cherokee Nation Outpatient Center in Tahlequah in 2024. Courtesy Cherokee Nation

Native Americans secured exemptions from new federal Medicaid work rules

Blake Madden July 11, 2025

WASHINGTON—Native Americans secured exemptions from new Medicaid work requirements and stepped-up eligibility checks under President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a move tribal leaders...

Camp Mystic sign. Courtesy of Shelby Davis.

Camp Mystic: Shaping women across Southwest for generations

Emma Rowland July 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Summer camp is a place where time stood still, say young women who camped at Camp Mystic. To those who’ve spent summers there, these camps are more than just summer retreats. They are...

Map showing the affected camps along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County that were impacted by the catastrophic flooding. /Live Storm Chasers

The politics of flooding: Disaster response being rewritten amidst tragedy

Kylie Caldwell July 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – The homeland security secretary on Wednesday called the nation’s emergency response agency a “bloated bureaucracy” as deadly floodwaters surged through the Texas hill country. Even...

President Barack Obama speaks with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (back to camera) and from left Moore Mayor Glenn Lewis, Gov. Mary Fallin and Rep. Tom Cole on May 26, 2013, after EF-5 tornado devastated the city. /Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

FEMA restructuring could leave out Tornado Alley

Kylie Caldwell July 2, 2025

WASHINGTON –  A sweeping restructuring of FEMA, the federal government’s main disaster agency, could be on tap when Congress returns from its July 4 recess, an outcome for Oklahoma that could redefine...

Kratos’ Manufacturing Facility in Bristow, Oklahoma. / Kratos Defense

Oklahoma lawmakers proud to host new Kratos defense facility

Kylie Caldwell July 1, 2025

WASHINGTON – Kratos Defense is expanding its footprint in Oklahoma with a new jet engine plant in Bristow- an investment state leaders say reinforces Oklahoma’s rising status as a national security...

SCOTUS decision on Texas DNA testing law may impact Oklahoma’s

SCOTUS decision on Texas DNA testing law may impact Oklahoma’s

Emma Rowland June 26, 2025

WASHINGTON- A 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court’s ruled that death row inmate  Ruben Gutierrez has the right to sue Texas over denial of DNA testing could have implications for Oklahoma. The state’s...

Usha-Maria Turner during her Senate nomination hearing for Assistant Administrator of the EPA’s Office of International and Tribal Affairs. Courtesy Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Oklahoma energy executive pledges tribal collaboration, regulatory balance in EPA nomination hearing

Blake Madden June 25, 2025

WASHINGTON—Oklahoma energy executive Usha-Maria Turner pledged Wednesday to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency’s global and tribal partnerships if confirmed as Assistant Administrator of...

Oklahoma Farmland. / U.S. Department of Agriculture.

House backs Lucas bill to safeguard U.S. agriculture from foreign investments

Emma Rowland June 24, 2025

WASHINGTON- Amid growing concerns over foreign investment in U.S. farmland, Rep. Frank Lucas (R-Cheyenne) introduced legislation aimed at strengthening the Secretary of Agriculture’s oversight in the...

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