Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, and Speaker Pro Tempore Anthony Moore, R-Clinton, are praising the announcement that Dawn Aerospace will bring a new spaceplane, capable of flying loads to the edge of space, to western Oklahoma.
The Aurora Mark 2 suborbital spaceplane, which will fly from the Oklahoma Air & Space Port in Burns Flat, can carry payloads to the edge of space and return on a runway. Flights may begin operation in 2027.
Multiple media outlets are reporting President Donald J. Trump has announced publicly the conflict between Israel and Iran will be declared over by midnight Wednesday. Israel and Iran have agreed to a cease-fire, declaring the beginning of an end to what President Trump referred to as “the 12-Day War.”
“It has been fully agreed by and between Israel and Iran that there will be a Complete and Total CEASEFIRE … for 12 hours, at which point the War will be considered, ENDED!” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform just after 6 p.m. EDT.
The president wrote that both sides would wind down their final military operations within six hours and begin what he expected to be a “peaceful and respectful” cease-fire on both sides. After 24 hours, the conflict will be declared over, Trump said.
“Iran has officially responded to our obliteration of their nuclear facilities with a very weak response, which we expected, and have very effectively countered. There have been 14 missiles fired — 13 were knocked down, and 1 was “set free,” because it was headed in a nonthreatening direction.
Analysis: Oklahoma State Auditor & Inspector [SA&I] Cindy Byrd today released her special audit report for the City of McAlester. Auditor Byrd launched the investigation after residents submitted a citizen-petition request. Once again in Oklahoma, it is not elected leaders, but citizens calling attention to waste, fraud, and abuse.
The SA&I examined eight areas of concern regarding statute compliance and proper administration of public funds. Teacher, students and neighbors are missing significant money. Key findings include:
Pike Off Productions has announced that their feature-length documentary “PIKE OFF OTA – Turnpike Access Denied” has been officially selected for screening in TWO major film festivals this summer, after being named as a finalist at the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival this spring!
In Tulsa, the film will be shown at the Circle Cinema Film Festival — July 11–15.
Parents, please proceed with caution when the Oklahoma K-12 schools reconvene for the 2025-2026 school year in August. In June 2025, the Oklahoma State Superintendent of Instruction Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE), and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) completed the unlawful expansion of school-based services, into Medicaid healthcare clinics, for ALL students. Public School based primary healthcare is not education. This merging of public schools with healthcare circumvents parental supervision.
