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Oklahoma nutrition groups explain new federal dietary guidelines

by News 9
OKLAHOMA CITY - Newly released federal dietary guidelines are generating positive interest from some of Oklahoma’s leading nutrition and diet groups. The White House revealed the changed food pyramid during an announcement on Wednesday. “The new guidelines recognize that whole nutrient-dense food is the most effective path to better health and lower healthcare costs,” Health and Human... Read More.

President Trump signs order declaring Christmas Eve, Dec. 26 federal holidays

by KFOX/CBS
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — President Trump signed an executive order declaring Dec. 24 and Dec. 26 as federal holidays. Federal employees will receive a five-day holiday break. The order states that the heads of executive departments and agencies may determine that certain offices and installations of their organizations, or parts thereof, must remain open and that... Read More.
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Drummond pledges to fight federal court ruling blocking Oklahoma healthcare protections

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY  – Attorney General Gentner Drummond vowed to continue defending a new state law designed to protect Oklahoma’s rural healthcare providers after a federal judge blocked the enforcement of key provisions while three pharmaceutical companies challenge the law in court. A federal district judge in the Western District of Oklahoma issued a preliminary injunction... Read More.
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States worry about how to fill the gap in food aid ahead of a federal benefits halt

by The Associated Press
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press (AP) — Officials in Louisiana, Vermont, and Virginia pledged Thursday to keep food aid flowing to recipients in their states, even if the federal program is stalled next month because of the government shutdown. The fate of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which helps about 1 in 8 Americans... Read More.
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Oklahoma SNAP benefits to be suspended on Nov. 1, federal government shutdown continues

by KOKH
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. (KOKH) — Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) has announced that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will be suspended starting Nov. 1, 2025, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) informed OKDHS of the suspension, which affects over 684,600 Oklahomans who rely on these... Read More.

Government shutdown enters third week, deepening uncertainty for federal workers

by TNND-AP
WASHINGTON (TNND) — The government shutdown is heading into its third week, continuing to create uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are already furloughed without pay amid the stubborn stalemate in Congress. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said there will be deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown... Read More.

Federal shutdown hurts services for Native Americans and they worry worse is coming

by The Associated Press
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Native Americans watched the shuttered government on Friday and braced for damage to health care, education, infrastructure, and other services funded by Washington under treaties struck more than a century ago. Tribal nations with casinos, oil and gas leases, and other independent revenue sources said they... Read More.
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