In The News 02.28.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Friday, February 28, 2025

With the layoffs at the National Weather Service, we’ll need to go back to the old ways to judge the weather. My joints are aching; rain must be coming. (Read) Copilot AI-Generated Image

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Friday, February 28, 2025

• NOAA layoffs impacting National Weather Services workers in Oklahoma (KFOR)

• Bill would require reason for absentee ballot request for each election (KFOR)

• Oklahoma native throws hat in the ring to be Oklahoma’s next governor (KOCO)

• Heartland Medical issue no confidence vote in State Health Department leadership (KWTV)

• “Launch Rural Oklahoma” kicks off community conference aiding local businesses (KSWO)

• Budget cuts, layoff rumors and more create chaos for federal workers in Oklahoma (KGOU)

• Oklahoma governor says he'll veto sports betting bills that give tribes exclusivity (KOSU)

• Republican lawmakers look for ways to weaken state judges (Public Radio Tulsa)

• GOP tax cut plans may depend on savings from Medicaid. What is it and who relies on it? (Oklahoma Voice)

• Oklahoma state leaders renew pledge for budget transparency, but may end public negotiations (Oklahoma Voice)

• Taxpayers were sold a load of bull about a school program that benefits wealthiest Oklahomans (Oklahoma Voice / Commentary)

• Texas leaders quiet amid measles crisis (The Texas Tribune)

• Vaccination rates are declining. They might get worse as states relax rules. (News From The States)

• Bezos' changes to 'Washington Post' lead to more cancellations (NPR)

• What 'viewpoint discrimination' could mean in AP's White House lawsuit (AP News)

• ABC and CBS evening news shows failed to cover how House GOP budget could cut Medicaid (Media Matters for America)

• Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams (The Verge)

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