OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma CareerTech plans to ask state lawmakers for an additional $68 million in its budget to expand workforce training, technology centers and career exploration programs.

The CareerTech board last week unanimously approved a more than $244 million request for the 2027 budget year, up from the agency’s current $175.5 million appropriation.

CareerTech provides training and skills education.  

Director Brent Haken said the request is “bold and aggressive.”  

Many people pushing for California-style primaries argue that fundamentally changing our voting system would moderate politics in Oklahoma. That not only begs the question of whether moderating politics would be a positive for Oklahoma, but it also isn’t true.

A look at the two states that have already adopted open primaries is illustrative.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Almost half of Oklahoma’s 1.6 million households struggled to pay for basic needs in 2023, according to the ALICE in Oklahoma: A Study of Financial Hardship report released by Tulsa Area United Way.

A household is defined as everyone living together in one home, from a single person to a family.

More than 700,000 households fell short of the income needed to cover essentials such as housing, food and transportation, according to the ALICE in Oklahoma report.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics (OSSM) has launched the Center for Advanced Aerospace Engineering, a dedicated space on campus where students will collaborate with engineers from OSU’s Oklahoma Aerospace Institute for Research and Education (OAIRE).

As part of the OSSM Mentorship Program, juniors and seniors will work on real-world aerospace projects, applying classroom knowledge to cutting-edge innovations.