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VA Purchase Loans in Oklahoma average $272,540 for Q2

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Oklahoma in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $272,540, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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Tax revenue analysis: Oklahoma collects $1.3 billion million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

Oklahoma collected $1.3 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

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Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Oklahoma

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

These Oklahoma political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Oklahoma increases from Q1 to Q2

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Oklahoma in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $272,540, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

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213 people die from diseases of the heart in Oklahoma during week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

There were 213 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Oklahoma in the week ending June 24, making up 28.2% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.

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Lankford Celebrates Supreme Court Protecting Americans’ Free Speech

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 30, 2023

SenatorJames Lankford (R-OK) today issued the following statement celebrating the Supreme Court decision in303 Creative LLC v. Eleniswhich affirms a Colorado business owner’s right to exercise her free speech:

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134 people die in Oklahoma from cancer in week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 30, 2023

There were 134 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Oklahoma during the week ending June 24, a 4.3% decrease from the previous week.

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Drummond comments on U.S. Supreme Court action relating to charter schools

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 30, 2023

Attorney General Gentner Drummond made the following remarks today after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case of Charter Day School Inc. v. Peltier.

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CDC estimates 18 people age 25 and younger in Oklahoma died during week ending June 10

By Sooner State News | Jun 29, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 18 individuals under the age of 25 died during the week ending June 10.

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134 people die from cancer in Oklahoma during week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 134 deaths from cancer reported in Oklahoma in the week ending June 24, making up 17.8% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.

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32 people die in Oklahoma from cerebrovascular disease in week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 32 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Oklahoma during the week ending June 24, a 28% increase over the previous week.

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Lankford Applauds Supreme Court for Protecting Religious Accommodations at Work

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued the following statement applauding the Supreme Court for unanimously ruling in favor of protecting the right to live out your faith in the workplace in a case where a USPS employee believed he must “[r]ember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy

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Lankford Takes Action to Fix Historic Passport Backlog

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 29, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK) along with Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) announced plans to introduce legislation to address the eight-month delay for a passport due to a passport backlog of more than 3 million by making major improvements to passport processing at the Department of State

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How many 85 and older-year-olds died in Oklahoma during week ending June 10?

By Sooner State News | Jun 28, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 187 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 10.

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54 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Oklahoma during week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 54 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Oklahoma in the week ending June 24, making up 7.2% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.

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54 people die in Oklahoma from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 54 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Oklahoma during the week ending June 24, a 10% decrease from the previous week.

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Lankford Tackles High Rx Prices

By Sooner State News Report | Jun 28, 2023

Senator James Lankford (R-OK), who serves on the Senate Finance Committee which has jurisdiction over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), introduced two vitally important bills to tackle the biggest drivers of the high cost of prescription drugs, particularly for senior adults on Medicare

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32 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Oklahoma during week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 28, 2023

There were 32 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Oklahoma in the week ending June 24, making up 4.2% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.

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34 people die in Oklahoma from Alzheimer's disease in week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were 34 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Oklahoma during the week ending June 24, a 41.7% increase over the previous week.

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28 people die from diabetes mellitus in Oklahoma during week ending June 24

By Sooner State News | Jun 27, 2023

There were 28 deaths from diabetes mellitus reported in Oklahoma in the week ending June 24, making up 3.7% of total deaths by all causes in Oklahoma.