The Journal Record

Tax experts recommend donating big for Giving Tuesday

Oklahomans can maximize charitable giving on Giving Tuesday with local nonprofits and key 2025 tax benefits before year-end.
The Boston Globe

Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by governor later found unresponsive in cell

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma inmate whose life was spared by Gov. Kevin Stitt just moments before he was to receive a lethal injection on Thursday was later found unresponsive inside his cell ...
The Boston Globe

Advocates call for more ‘millionaires tax’ money to be spent on higher education

A budding coalition of higher education advocates called on state leaders, in a report out Thursday, to allocate more money from the so-called “millionaires’ tax” to students at Massachusetts public ...
Commonwealth Fund

Without Renewal of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Rural Hospital Revenues Will Drop by $1.6 Billion

Enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs), which were established to lower premiums and make health insurance more affordable for people enrolled in marketplace plans, are set to expire at the end of 2025.
Angelus

Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected as USCCB president, vice president

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley preaching during Mass in the cathedral in 2021. (Archdiocese of Oklahoma City via CNA) Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville ...
The Washington Post

America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.

Arne Duncan was education secretary from 2009 to 2015. Jorge Elorza, former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, is CEO of Education Reform Now. The latest Nation’s Report Card should be a national wake ...