In The News 03.18.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Will Governor Kevin Stitt issue a statewide burn ban? (Read) KJRH

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Tuesday, March 18, 2025

• Oklahomans say USDA cuts could cause some farms to go under (KOCO)

• Stitt files motion in Creek Nation case to defend Oklahoma's jurisdiction authority (KOKH)

• State program offers up to $15,000 for septic tank repairs (KSWO)

• OK WILDFIRES: State can issue burn ban, but points to counties lacking authority (KJRH)

• Inspection finds 10 violations at Muskogee Bitcoin mining facility after complaint filed (KTUL)

• Confusion but not much evidence as Oklahoma’s National Weather Center closure rumors persist (KGOU)

• Oklahoma lawmaker calls for AG opinion on Walters’ use of state resources to endorse teachers' union (KGOU)

• Bird flu detected in 2 backyard Oklahoma flocks (KOSU)

• Oklahoma Senate passes restrictions on initiative petition process (Public Radio Tulsa)

• Education officials wanted to avoid ‘thumb on the scale’ (The Journal Record)

• DOJ retains lawsuits against Oklahoma DAs despite switch to Trump administration (Nondoc)

• Carbon capture bill wins Oklahoma Senate approval (Oklahoma Energy Today)

• NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space (AP News)

• Federal judge blocks Trump administration from banning transgender people from military service (AP News)

• Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution (AP News)

• Flu deaths rise as anti-vaccine disinformation takes root (News From The States)

• Radio Free Europe sues Trump administration over canceled grant (NPR)

• Trump's move to gut Voice of America stirs outrage (The Hill)

Extras

SPLASHDOWN: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth

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