Jul 11
The Oklahoma State Election Board has launched its new Online Voter Registration System, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax (pronounced ZEER’-iks) announced. The new online system allows individuals to complete and submit a Voter Registration Application electronically following a match of data from the applicant’s Oklahoma Driver License or State Identification Card. “Oklahoma’s new Online …
Jul 11
Following the confirmation of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney released the following statement: “Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small has a proven record of championing solutions for the agricultural supply chain and fostering economic growth for communities across the nation. With her …
Jul 11
From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern: “On behalf of America’s dairy farmers and their cooperatives, we congratulate Xochitl Torres Small on her Senate confirmation as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Her rich family heritage in agriculture, as well as her career in public service in Congress and at USDA, will bring valuable perspective to the …
Jul 11
Today, NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane released a statement congratulating Xochitl Torres Small on her confirmation as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): “NCBA congratulates Xochitl Torres Small on her bipartisan confirmation as USDA Deputy Secretary. In her previous role as Under Secretary for Rural Development, she was an advocate …
Jul 11
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement following the confirmation of Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small as U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture by the U.S. Senate. “I want to congratulate Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small on her confirmation as United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. When we worked together as …
Jul 11
AAA warns motorists to prepare for treacherous driving conditions after recent storms resulted in flash floods and stranded vehicles. Turn Around, Don’t Drown Even a few inches of swift-moving floodwater flowing over a roadway can sweep away a vehicle. With many creeks, culverts and rivers across Oklahoma recently at or above flood stage, drivers are at …
Jul 11
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has selected 12 rural Oklahoma businesses for the organization’s new Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. …
Jul 11
Comark Equity Alliance, LLC (CEA), one of the largest federally licensed grain companies in the United States, is proud to announce Scott Keller as its new President and Chief Executive Officer, effective July 24. Keller began his career in 2009 with ADM’s Kansas City office as a Grain Merchandiser for Oklahoma, Texas, and southwest Kansas. …
Jul 11
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja on the need to modernize the decades-old retirees’ system that is causing backlogs and delays in processing retirement applications. Lankford asked several questions of the Director on why responses to retirees can involve wait times of …
