Dear President Pro Tempore Treat and Speaker McCall: “As you may be aware, there have been many public statements made by some in the legislature claiming that somehow schools in Oklahoma have not been on track to receive federal funding. I am pleased to announce that the state is receiving historic funding for the upcoming school year.

report having a substance abuse disorder. Additionally, approximately 300 Oklahomans are admitted for urgent care or crisis mental health services. In the past year, 4.1% of adults in Oklahoma had serious thoughts of suicide, with one in 10 students reporting attempting suicide in the past 12 months.

FORT TOWSON — On Sat., July 22, from 1-3 p.m., the Choctaw Nation’s “Growing Hope” program will be highlighted by the Fort Towson Historic Site. The program focuses on heirloom seeds that came through the Trail of Tears by the Choctaw people when they were forcibly removed to the state.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Election Board has re-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.