Children in Locust Grove now have a spruced up playground thanks to a $30,000 renovation project by the Housing Authority of the Cherokee Nation. The Housing Authority recently helped furnish a new swing set, slides and new picnic tables at the park on the corner of Delaware Street and Ross Avenue in Locust Grove

Congressman Markwayne Mullin (OK-02) continues to fight the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) deeply-flawed proposed rule defining Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. Mullin cosponsored legislation calling for the withdrawal of the proposed rule that would expand federal control.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.5 million grant to the City of Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency’s Board of Trustees approved a Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) award of up to $193,000 to Washita Valley Community Action Council during its March meeting. OHFA is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) designated state Participating Jurisdiction.

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has halted, pending litigation, an Oklahoma City-based operation that allegedly bilked hundreds of thousands of dollars from small businesses, doctors’ offices, retirement homes, and religious schools throughout the country by charging them for unwanted listings in an online “yellow pages” directory. The FTC seeks to permanently stop the illegal practices, which generated a large number of complaints to the FTC and the Better Business Bureau of Central Oklahoma

Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Wednesday announced Oklahoma and 10 other states filed an appeal of a lawsuit challenging the Dodd-Frank federal financial law. In appealing a lower court’s ruling, Oklahoma and the other states are seeking the opportunity to defend the interests of their citizens against the potential harmful effects of Dodd-Frank

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Friday encouraged Oklahomans who experienced foreclosure or mortgage issues due to mortgage company actions to apply for a second round of assistance from the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund.

The Weather Forecasting Improvement Act (H.R. 2413), sponsored by Congressman Jim Bridenstine (R-Oklahoma), advanced from House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on Thursday with strong, bi-partisan support. The legislation makes the protection of lives and property the top priority of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

One year after Attorney General Scott Pruitt delivered the first $20,000 check to a Tulsa family, the Oklahoma Mortgage Settlement Fund continues to fulfill its goal of helping Oklahomans recover from harmful banking practices, and keeping families in their homes

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $37 million in disaster recovery aid to the City of Moore, Oklahoma and to the State of Oklahoma to help local communities recover from a devastating spate of storms, including a powerful tornado that struck Moore on May 20th. These grants are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to support long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of ‘unmet need.’

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced nearly $37 million in disaster recovery aid to the City of Moore, Oklahoma and to the State of Oklahoma to help local communities recover from a devastating spate of storms, including a powerful tornado that struck Moore on May 20th. These grants are provided through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program to support long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas with the greatest extent of ‘unmet need.’

The Weather Forecasting Improvement Act (H.R. 2413), sponsored by Oklahoma 1st District Congressman Jim Bridenstine, advanced from subcommittee on Tuesday with no substantive changes. The legislation aims to protect lives and property by shifting funds from climate change research to severe weather forecasting research.

Homeowners, renters and business owners in three more counties who sustained damage as a result of severe storms, flooding and tornadoes from May 18 through June 2 may now apply for state and federal disaster assistance.

The customizable IDX Broker software known for simplifying the online real estate search has been added to the website of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma real estate professional Alice Dahlgren. Now, Dahlgren hosts a dynamic IDX enabled search page for her clients, thanks to IDX, Inc. The revolutionary technology extracts raw listing data directly from the Oklahoma City Metropolitan MLS (OKCMAR) and seamlessly integrates it onto the search page of Dahlgren. IDX Broker even gives home seekers the ability to experience unprecedented levels of access to listings through the search capabilities Dahlgren supports on her website. Her IDX enabled search page has forever changed the way potential Oklahoma buyers find their dream home online.

Congressman Mullin last week introduced H.R. 2378, the Impact Aid Fairness and Equity Act of 2013, which deals directly with the Impact Aid federal property program.