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Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
After the state of Texas imposed age-verification requirements for porn sites, Pornhub announced it would cease business in the state. Oklahoma could soon join the list of states with similar age-verification laws for porn content. The proposal has received bipartisan support— and surprisingly vocal pushback from some legislators. State Sen. Jerry Alvord and state Rep ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
The partial eclipse of the sun in Tulsa will occur on Monday, April 8, 2024 and last between 12:29 p.m. until 3:07 p.m. The partial eclipse in Tulsa will be about a 95 percent totality with its peak around 1:45 p.m. A narrow crescent of the sun will be visible at that point. The total ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
Since its publication in 2021, Andreas Malm’s book How to Blow Up a Pipeline has been a source of controversy. The book encourages environmentalists to engage in acts of violence and destruction that target the oil-and-gas industry. At the University of Oklahoma, the book is required reading for ENGL 5703, a graduate-level seminar on “Special ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
In 2020, parents urged the school board at Deer Creek to provide full-time, in-person instruction to students. But the board opted to continue with COVID distance learning for many students. Yet recent reports show officials at Deer Creek schools also allowed charity fundraisers to include events where students lick peanut butter off people’s feet. Former ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
As many people are aware, the State Treasurer was tasked with returning unclaimed property to the people of Oklahoma in 2000. More than half of my office is specifically tasked with this job. As rewarding of a job as this is for my office and staff, there are always bad actors to beware of, a ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
(STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March. 27, 2024) – A rare emergence of both 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas will begin as early as late April in the eastern half of the U.S., and eastern Oklahoma will notice the abundant, loud insects. Millions of 13-year Brood XIX cicadas are expected to break through the soil and appear above ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday raising the cost of most hunting and fishing licenses for the first time since 2003. Hunters and anglers lobbied for the bill despite the price increases. Senate Bill 941, by Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, and Rep. Ty Burns, R-Watchorn, shot through the legislative process and bucked a five-year ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
The Conference has announced a Special Speaker this year. BRIGITTE GABRIEL is a leading commentator on politics, culture, and national security. As a legal immigrant to America born in Lebanon, Ms. Gabriel survived war in the Middle East living in an 8×10 underground bomb shelter from the age of 10 until 17 years old. She ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
Can Oklahoma’s economy continue to grow and its people thrive if businesses lack certainty in our legal system? Unfortunately, we may find out. Members of the Oklahoma Supreme Court recently issued a ruling that contradicted one of the court’s prior rulings, but refused to provide a written opinion explaining if they are overturning their prior ..read more
Tulsa Beacon
2w ago
University of Tulsa’s women’s basketball team had a stellar season, but it came to an end last Thursday in the WBIT Quarterfinals as Illinois defeated the Golden Hurricane, 69-61, in front of a season-high crowd of 3,054 fans at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. Tulsa ends the season with an overall record of 25-10, while ..read more