TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following statement on Feb. 9, 2024, by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.: * * * Osiyo, Earlier this month, I attended the first day of the Oklahoma Legislature's 2024 regular session. Along with several other tribal leaders, I met with legislators and observed the Oklahoma governor's State of the State address. We showed up because we understand that the success of our tribal nations  more

JENKS, Oklahoma, Feb. 5 -- Gateway First Bank issued the following news: Essex Mortgage and Gateway First Bank have joined the growing list of mortgage servicers using WaterfallCalc, a software solution that ensures agency and non-agency loss mitigation compliance amid rising mortgage delinquencies and property foreclosure rates. The addition of these two companies brings the number of mortgage servicers using the solution to 10, WaterfallCalc says in a release. WaterfallCalc is an intuitive   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 9 -- The Oklahoma City government issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today it is awarding Oklahoma City with $7.1 million in grants to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness. The award is $2.4 million more than last year's grant. On any given night, about 1,400 people experience homelessness in Oklahoma City. Of them, about 500 are sleeping outside. To address homele  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- NGL Energy Partners issued the following news release: NGL Energy Partners LP (NYSE: NGL) ("NGL") through its wholly owned subsidiaries NGL Energy Operating LLC and NGL Energy Finance Corp., closed $2.9 billion of refinancing transactions, consisting of their previously announced $2.2 billion senior secured notes offering of $900 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.125% senior secured notes due 2029 and $1.3 billion in aggregate principal amount of 8.375% senio  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee approved Senate Bill 1239 Thursday. The measure, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, seeks to reduce regulations on home childcare providers in an effort to alleviate child care deserts across the state. "Nearly half of Oklahoma's counties are classified as child care deserts, meaning there are not enough providers or facilit  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: Senator Darrell Weaver's proposed legislation, Senate Bill 1280, aimed at addressing the alarming rise in fentanyl-related incidents, took a significant stride forward yesterday as it passed unanimously from the Senate Public Safety Committee. The bill targets the manufacturing of fentanyl when it's added to other drugs, imposing stringent penalties to deter such dangerous practices  more

EDMOND, Oklahoma, Feb. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Central Oklahoma College of Business' Beta Epsilon Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), an international insurance and risk management professional fraternity, received the Distinguished Chapter distinction at the 52nd annual Gamma Iota Sigma International Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. GIS awarded 10 student chapters with the Distinguished Chapter Award, recognizing t  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to leadership of the U.S. House and Senate "urging Congress to provide bridge funding to the Crime Victims Fund." The letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general from Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, was sent by the National Association of Attorneys General. According to the letter, the "Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) established the Crime  more