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Gov. Stitt, legislative leaders begin 2024 Budget Summit
Gov. Kevin Stitt and leaders of the Oklahoma Legislature gathered Monday to review budget proposals for the 2024 legislative session.
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Oklahoma City Community College offering direct-to-industry cinema production training
Oklahoma City Community College is looking to help students become ready for careers in the film industry with direct-to-industry cinema production training this summer.
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State Chamber, U.S. SBA, Walmart helping Oklahoma residents, businesses impacted by deadly tornadoes
State Chamber of Oklahoma members, the U.S. Small Business Administration and Walmart are all contributing to help businesses and community members impacted by the deadly tornadoes that struck Oklahoma last week.
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Construction training program big hit in Tulsa area schools; program leader supports Graduation Act of 2024
An innovative program in Tulsa is helping public school students find career pathways through construction classes. The developer of the program says a bill that expands graduation requirements to include career readiness training will help students achieve future success.
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Oklahoma Senate has new Appropriations Committee chairman
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat appointed Sen. Chuck Hall chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Effort to build nation’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City still going through city clearances
A planned super tall skyscraper is the talk of Oklahoma City, and word of its development has spread across the nation and even to the other side of the world. First, it was intended to become the second tallest skyscraper in the nation. Now, the plan is to make it the very tallest.
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Gov. Stitt signs law requiring Oklahoma schools to teach cursive handwriting
Cursive handwriting will live on in Oklahoma thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt which mandates that it be taught in public and charter schools.
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Poll: Oklahomans want retail theft crackdown; legislature taking action
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering legislation that creates tougher laws on crimes that hurt businesses, and a new poll shows that Oklahomans want such laws passed.
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State Chamber of Oklahoma criticizes Federal Trade Commission noncompete ban, U.S. Chamber files lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning employer noncompete agreements nationwide, a move which FTC officials say will promote competition and give workers greater freedoms, but which business leaders are blasting as federal overregulation.
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Transatlantic single market, concerns over China’s growing economic power discussed during D.C. summit
The creation of a transatlantic single market and the United States and European Union’s relationship amid China's emergence as a global economic power were primary topics of discussion during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope’s 2024 Transatlantic Business Works Summit.