ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Altus Air Force Base (97th Air Mobility Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Miyah Gray, 97th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs The 97th Contracting Flight welcomed leadership from Air Education and Training Command's on location Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, to familiarize them with the 97th CONF mission at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, April 3, 2024. Col. James Atchley, AFICC-OL director of contracting  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: During a special employee recognition ceremony at City Hall on April 15, Mayor G.T. Bynum presented the Tulsa Blue Award to Finance Director Tammy Pitts for her outstanding service to Tulsa ahead of her retirement in July of 2024. "I am truly honored to recognize Tammy for her years of service to the City of Tulsa within the Finance Department," said Mayor G.T. Bynum. "She has had an invaluable impact on the City over th  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL's Natalie Pekney, Ph.D., was awarded the Carnegie Mellon University Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) Department's Lieutenant Colonel Christopher K. Raible Distinguished Public Service Award during an alumni event held April 13 in Pittsburgh. The award recognizes alumni of CEE who have made significant contributions in military service or through   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys general and a stat  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education issued the following news on April 15, 2024: More than 100 aspiring education students, P-12 educators, professional teacher education faculty, and education stakeholders participated in the 2024 Teach Oklahoma Conference on April 12 at Oklahoma City University. Hosted by the State Regents' Oklahoma Teacher Connection (OTC) program, the event featured remarks from Secretary of Education Nellie Tayloe Sanders and k  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on April 15, 2024, by State Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair: * * * On Monday, Sen. Micheal Bergstrom, R-Adair, released the following statement after a meeting of the Senate Administrative Rules Committee which gave members an opportunity to challenge proposed permanent rules from any agency. Most of the rules that were under review were from the Oklahoma State Department of Education. "Interestingly  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following statement on April 15, 2024, by State Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City: * * * Sen. Michael Brooks, D-Oklahoma City, issued the following statement after the Senate Administrative Rules Committee held a hearing on Monday to provide more information about agency rules, including those passed by State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Board of Education. Such rules can be approved by the Legislature or rejec  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news: The City of Tulsa and PartnerTulsa have released the Tulsa Housing Strategy, a roadmap for how Tulsa can meet current and future housing demand as identified by the 2023 Citywide Housing Assessment. "As we work to create a path to home for those who need it, it's important that we understand how we got here and what key pieces we need to have in place to meet our housing needs over the next decade," Mayor G.T. Bynum said  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to the U.S. Department of Education about concerning--and possibly illegal--guidance given to postsecondary education institutions regarding the entangling of Federal Work-Study funds with election-related activities. The states of West Virginia and Indiana led the letter. According to the States, Dr. Nasser H. Paydar, the Assistant Secretary for the O  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 16 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news: By Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Maj. Gen. Bryan E. Salmon has been selected to serve as the United States Air Force Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard at National Guard Bureau in Arlington, Virginia, according to an announcement made April 9, 2024, by Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, the Adjutant General of Virginia. Brig. Gen. Christopher Batterton has been selecte  more