In The News 05.16.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Friday, May 16, 2025

Besides being neat, this image really has nothing to do with today’s news. I just didn’t want to use Ryan Walters as the thumbnail. There’s a reason Oklahoma ranks low in education. (Read) / AI-Generated Image

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Friday, May 16, 2025

• Oklahoma education leader urges Legislature not to increase school funding, cut more taxes instead (Oklahoma Voice)

• Oklahoma's Brecheen, U.S. House right wing help tank budget package in committee (Oklahoma Voice)

• Commentary: Our racial history is shadowed. Will Oklahoma repeat its past mistakes or learn from them? (Oklahoma Voice)

• Stitt Vetoes Bill That Would Have Slowed Eviction Process (Oklahoma Watch)

• Is Oklahoma City one of the largest cities in America by area? (Oklahoma Watch)

• Oklahoma's small farms feel outsized impact from USDA grant cuts (KGOU)

• AmeriCorps cuts disproportionately hit rural programs (KOSU)

• The US has 1,001 measles cases and 11 states with active outbreaks (KWGS)

• Editorial: Bill changing initiative petition process is dangerous (KOCO)

• A Tulsa County Judge will allow a police union to review disciplinary actions after it sued to keep records secret (The Frontier)

• Now 4, water act honors Mankiller legacy (Cherokee Phoenix)

• Texas Already Gives Public Ed Dollars to Private Operators. Here's How That Worked Out. (Texas Observer)

Extras

Baseball is broken but I can fix it (Matt Mitchell)

Feedback Welcome

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any comments or questions. You can leave a comment on Substack, send me an email, or connect with me on social media at Mastodon, Bluesky, or Threads.

This newsletter is always free; no paid subscription is required. However, if you want to support me with all I do at Blog Oklahoma, you can be a paid subscriber of our Substack newsletter or buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi. It’s really not necessary, but it’s always appreciated. Thank you.

Until next time.

– K. @}-;--

.