In The News 03.05.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Wednesday, March 5, 2025

• Proposed federal SNAP cuts could cost Oklahoma $300 million a year (KFOR)

• Budgeting for Bibles in classrooms not recommended (KFOFR)

• Oklahoma School for the Deaf vying to become national cheer champions (KOCO)

• Some bad eggs ruining Oklahoma egg stands’ honor system (KOCO)

• Oklahoma City Federal Building's future uncertain as government reassesses properties (KWTV)

• Texas-based Truck Yard opens in Bricktown (KWTV)

• Bill empowering Oklahoma board members to set agenda items moves forward in committee (KOKH)

• Iconic “Big House” in OKC sees its last State Tournaments after 60 years of use (KSWO)

• New legislation increases tension between Walters, Stitt, Drummond (KJRH)

• 'Awful disappointed' | ONG to stop natural gas services to Porter neighborhood (KJRH)

• Local nonprofit reacts to planned job cuts at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (KOKI)

• Ada working to recover after being hit by tornado, setting up dumpsters for debris (KXII)

• Thousands of acres in western Oklahoma to remain wild through land agreement (KGOU)

• Tribal leaders in Oklahoma scramble to keep BIA services afloat amidst DOGE closures (KGOU)

• Oklahoma State University audit shows $41 million improperly distributed (KOSU)

• Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department (KOSU)

• What we know about the potential closure of National Weather Service's radar center in Norman (KOSU)

• Judge throws out lawsuit over Oklahoma governor's return-to-work order (KOSU)

• State agency accused of flooding northeast Oklahoma town defies federal request for records (Public Radio Tulsa)

• OSDH: Bartlesville measles case false alarm (Public Radio Tulsa)

• House panel advances legislation to establish Oklahoma residential wind turbine setbacks (Oklahoma Voice)

• Ponca City Settles Open Records Case (Oklahoma Watch)

• Oklahoma Treasurer Expands Anti-DEI Campaign to Amazon, Google, Netflix and More (Oklahoma Watch)

• DOGE wants to close 15 federal offices in Oklahoma, including NOAA, SSA (The Oklahoman)

• Second teachers union sues U.S. Education Department over letter barring DEI practices (News From The States)

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