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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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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...

Kalyn Free in a campaign video for DNC vice chair. Courtesy Kalyn Free

Oklahoma Democrat loses DNC vice chair role in election revote

Blake Madden June 21, 2025

WASHINGTON—Kalyn Free, an Oklahoma Democrat and Choctaw tribal citizen, lost the Democratic National Committee vice chair revote Friday, falling short of Shasti Conrad, the Washington state Democratic...

Supreme Court rejects one-size-fits-all standard in Oklahoma-Utah EPA cases

Supreme Court rejects one-size-fits-all standard in Oklahoma-Utah EPA cases

Emma Rowland June 20, 2025

WASHINGTON- The question of federal overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) came into focus when the U.S. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Oklahoma’s ability to pursue judicial review...

Kalyn Free in a campaign video for DNC vice chair. Courtesy Kalyn Free

Choctaw Democrat Makes Final DNC Leadership Push

Blake Madden June 19, 2025

WASHINGTON—Kalyn Free has positioned herself as a solitary figure in the renewed Democratic National Committee vice chair election, leveraging her background as an Oklahoma Democrat and a citizen of...

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington shrouded in construction netting.

SCOTUS decision on Tennessee gender care law may influence Oklahoma law under appeal

Emma Rowland June 18, 2025

WASHINGTON – Oklahoma’s attorney general said a U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding a Tennessee law restricting gender-affirming care for minors is a victory in his battle to protect the state’s...

Kalyn Free in a campaign video for DNC vice chair. Courtesy Kalyn Free

Oklahoma Democrat Kalyn Free Prepares for DNC Vice Chair Run-Off

Blake Madden June 18, 2025

WASHINGTON—Kalyn Free, an Oklahoma Democrat and Choctaw tribal citizen, will move on to a runoff for a vice chair seat of the Democratic National Committee following Tuesday's vote, where no candidate...

Kalyn Free campaigning for DNC Vice Chair. Courtesy Kalyn Free

Oklahoma Democrat Seeks DNC Vice Chair After Overturned Election

Blake Madden June 16, 2025

WASHINGTON—Kalyn Free — a Native American attorney and longtime Oklahoma Democrat — is running again for DNC vice chair, hoping to reshape the party’s focus on rural and Indigenous communities...

The Cherokee Nation Outpatient Center in Tahlequah in 2024, which it operates with the Indian Health Service. Photo courtesy The Cherokee Nation.

Cole seeks to protect Indian Health Service from budget cuts

Kylie Caldwell June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Tom Cole (R, Moore), an enrolled member of the Chickasaw Nation, has spent 22 years in Congress fighting to protect tribal funding and says he won’t allow cuts to the Indian...

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