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Tuesday Jun 11 | Cherokee Nation

pursues $50 million federal lawsuit for IHS payments

The Cherokee Nation Tribal Council passed a resolution Monday to file a lawsuit against the federal government for nearly $50 million, the amount of funds the tribe should've received for health services.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Fox 23

House Democrats push to end testing contract

House Democrats filed a resolution to terminate the testing contract for public schools after issues with the server cause numerous testing issues.

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Fri Mar 29, 2013

Fox 23

Porum school bus involved in crash

Emergency responders are on the scene of a crash involving a Porum school bus and a van.

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Thu Feb 21, 2013

NewsOK.com

Gun manufacturing bill advances through Oklahoma House committee

A bill that would exempt guns or ammunition made in the state from federal regulations and hailed by its authors as protecting Second Amendment gun rights for Oklahomans easily passed its first test.

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Tue Feb 19, 2013

KTUL-TV Tulsa

Okla. plan to reduce cockfighting penalties fails

A bill that would have reduced the penalties for owning and raising roosters for cockfighting has been killed in a House committee.

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