In The News 07.08.2025

Here are the headlines shared on Tuesday, July 8, 2025

State Superintendent Ryan Walters is getting serious pushback on his school lunch mandate (Read) / Image AI Generated

In The News

Here are the headlines shared on Tuesday, July 8, 2025

• Tourism department suspends restaurant operations at state parks (KFOR)

• Lawmakers react to state park restaurant closures (KOKH)

• Walters slammed for unfunded school lunch mandate critics say he has no authority to enforce (KFOR)

• Oklahoma superintendents say funding free lunches isn't realistic (KOCO)

• Altus Public Schools begin construction on new elementary (KSWO)

• Class action lawsuit seeks toll-free status for Will Rogers Turnpike between Claremore and Catoosa (KOTV)

• Ardmore replacing aging warning sirens (KTEN)

• Dangers of warning fatigue, keeping yourself safe during severe weather (KXII)

• Solar farm company files legal challenge against Wagoner County Commissioners (KGOU)

• Freedmen send letter to Department of Interior opposing Choctaw ballot question (KOSU)

• Two-Spirit discrimination persists, as questions swirl around Aubrey Dameron's murder investigation (KOSU)

• Trump Administration Wants to Close Down Key Weather Labs Nationwide (Oklahoma Watch)

• Can a Great Museum City Survive the Censorious Right? (Texas Observer)

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