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

Gaylord News

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

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U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Gaylord News/Noah Mack)

Oklahoma delegation votes for House resolution to squash new WOTUS rule

Noah Mack March 10, 2023

WASHINGTON - The battle to block Biden’s new rule to revise the Trump-era definition of waters of the United States now moves to the Senate after the House Thursday adopted a resolution countering it,...

OU student leaders share concerns with U.S. congressional delegation

OU student leaders share concerns with U.S. congressional delegation

Noah Mack March 9, 2023

WASHINGTON - It was 6 p.m. on a Monday, and all alone in the U.S. Capitol rotunda were 11 slack-jawed college students from Oklahoma, marveling at where life had taken them. Student Government Association...

President and CEO of United Way Worldwide, Angela Williams, (left), Sen. James Lanford (center), and Delaware Sen. Chris Coons (right) celebrate the introduction of the “Charitable Act” outside the U.S. Capitol on March 1, 2023. (Gaylord News Photo / Gabriela Tumani

Lankford introduces bill allowing for higher tax deduction to incentivize charitable giving

Gabriela Tumani March 2, 2023

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford (R, Oklahoma City) has introduced legislation to allow people who do not itemize on their federal income taxes to deduct charitable donations. The “Charitable...

Gov. Stitt says he and president agree on certain energy issues

Gov. Stitt says he and president agree on certain energy issues

Blake Mullen February 13, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he reached common ground with President Biden on energy issues during the governor’s visit to the White House. Governors from across the country...

President Joe Biden spars with Republicans over Social Security and Medicare at Tuesday’s State of the Union (Photo courtesy C-Span)

GOP study committee chairman warns against “mandatory cuts” to trust funds

Noah Mack February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON–Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern on Wednesday called for a bipartisan commission on Social Security and Medicare following sparring over the two trust fund programs between the president and GOP lawmakers...

The Department of Justice building in Washington. (Gaylord News photo/Noah Mack)

State mental health department disputes grounds for DOJ investigation

Noah Mack February 7, 2023

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s mental health department rejected claims of inadequate mental health services despite an ongoing federal investigation ignited last fall by an Oklahoma law firm that claims...

Quapaw Nation Chairman Joseph Byrd poses with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Photo provided by the Quapaw Nation.

Oklahoma tribal leaders say synergy felt at Tribal Summit

Zoë Blume December 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than a thousand miles from home, Oklahoma tribal leaders found themselves in Washington this week as tribes from every corner of the United States assembled in one room to hear...

Ranking member Tom Cole and chairman Jim McGovern deliver arguments during the hearing.

House committee meets to consider historic Cherokee delegate

Beck Connelley November 16, 2022

WASHINGTON – The first steps toward potentially seating an appointed Cherokee Nation delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives were taken Wednesday by the House Rules Committee. The two-hour hearing...

Celebration participants march across the National Mall.  Gaylord News/Beck Connelley

Thousands of Native Americans Attend Long Awaited Veteran’s Memorial Dedication

Beck Connelley November 12, 2022

WASHINGTON – More than two years after its opening, the Native American Veteran’s Memorial in the nation’s capital was finally dedicated Friday in a ceremony lasting more than three hours. Tribal...

The future of Native childrens custody rests with divided Supreme Court

The future of Native children’s custody rests with divided Supreme Court

Beck Connelley November 9, 2022

The future of a federal law designed to protect Native American children landed in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in a case that could potentially reshape the tribal sovereignty landscape...

Oklahoma City VA hospital.

Access to Abortion Services Granted to Veterans and VA Beneficiaries

Zoë Blume September 3, 2022

WASHINGTON – Less than a week after an Oklahoma law criminalizing abortion takes effect, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced new policy creating a nationwide loophole to provide abortion counseling...

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington.

U.S. Supreme Court restores state criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country

Dustan Heistand June 29, 2022

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday narrowed the impact of the historic 2020 ruling that restored reservations for six of the state’s Native American tribes. The Court’s decision...

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