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States are rolling out red carpets for data centers, but some lawmakers are pushing back

Saturday, May 31 by The Associated Press

By MARC LEVY Associated PressHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The explosive growth of the data centers needed to power America's fast-rising demand for artificial intelligence and cloud computing platforms has spurred states to dangle incentives in hopes of landing an economic bonanza, but it's also eliciting pushback from lawmakers and communities.Activity in state legislatures —... Read More.

Oklahoma School Board Approves Rule to Gather Immigration Status Data of Students

Tuesday, January 28 by News 6

TULSA, Okla. -The Oklahoma school board advanced a plan to require K-12 students to show immigration status when enrolling in public schools.The approval for this rule by the board comes after State Superintendent Ryan Walters said he would enforce President Donald Trump's executive order to allow immigration agents into schools. However, there have been... Read More.

Weekly data shows 125 new COVID-19 cases for Kay County

Thursday, December 9 by Lyman James

Weekly data shows that Kay County has seen 125 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday.According to the Kay County Health Department, the county's seen an overall total of 7,916 COVID-19 cases. 55.2% of the county's population age 12 and up have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine 83.2% of the population... Read More.

New COVID-19 data for Oklahoma released in weekly epidemiology report

Thursday, September 30 by Lyman James

The Oklahoma State Department of Health released their weekly epidemiology report on Wednesday. Data shows that throughout the week of September 19-25, 11,665 new COVID-19 cases, 15,214recoveries and 234 deaths were documented. Since early 2020, 34,760 individuals in the state have been hospitalized due to COVID. CDC COVID Data Tracker lists that 37,865 individuals have... Read More.

No new data for Sunday, but record-breaking 4,507 COVID-19 cases reported for Oklahoma on Saturday

Sunday, November 8 by Lyman James

While the Oklahoma State Department of Health did not release new data on Sunday, a record-breaking 4,507 COVID-19 cases were reported statewide in Oklahoma on Saturday. As the state has seen 136,258 COVID-19 cases, 19,790 cases are currently active.Nine virus-related deaths were reported Saturday to bring Oklahoma's death toll to 1,438. Two of the... Read More.

Settlement Reached In 2017 Sonic Drive-In Data Breach

Tuesday, February 5 by Lyman James

A settlement has recently been reached with Sonic Drive-In in a class action lawsuit asserting claims against several Sonic entities relating to a data breach arising out of a third-party cyber attack in 2017 that targeted the point of sale systems of Sonic Drive-In locations in an effort to steal customer payment card information... Read More.