Oklahomans ages 16-17 can now get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster following yesterday’s announcement by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that emergency use authorization has been expanded to include this age group.

The Oklahoma Pork Council and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association released the following joint response to a baseless refiled complaint by the Plant Based Foods Association regarding Oklahoma’s meat labeling requirements.

OK, so you are not a Miss America, hiding out in blue jeans. And you, sir, will never be the world’s next millionaire, with shoulders wide enough to make you have to slide sideways through the doorway. But you are YOU. And that, my friend, is enough to cause you to throw your skinny shoulders back, hold your balding head high, and march into this world as if you own the joint.

State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced an extra reason Oklahoma families should consider gifting a new Oklahoma 529 College Savings Account (OCSP) to a child this holiday season. New OCSP accounts opened from Dec. 6-20 will receive a $50 bonus when an account is opened with $50 or more and recurring $25 contributions are set up for at least six months.

OKLAHOMA CITY –– Sen. George Burns, R-Pollard, has filed a bill to require legislative approval on decisions by the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Commission that would affect a property’s status as a state park.

A memorial service in remembrance of Joyce Ann Pharis, of Fort Towson, Okla., will be held at 10 a.m. Dec. 27, 2021 at Sobol Baptist Church in Sobol, Okla. Joyce passed away Dec. 4, 2021, at the age of 79.

Jimmey Earl Greer was born on Nov. 8, 1957 in Hugo, Okla., to Vollie Earl and Juanita (Morehead) Greer.

I think it’s safe to say that the social structure of the Americas has changed significantly over the past few years. The more liberal ideology that we need more love and less crime and its resultant incarceration has been a general trend for almost a decade.

In my home state of California, smash-and-grab is fast becoming a way of life. Crime is a rampant, daily occurrence.

Governments’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic varied greatly from state to state. What sorts of consequences did governmental actions have? A new study by Erik Randolph of the Georgia Center for Opportunity helps shed some light on how each state fared during the first year-and-a-half of the pandemic.