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The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in December to 99.5 and remained above its 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, two increased, three decreased, and five were unchanged. An increase in those expecting better business conditions primarily drove the rise in the Optimism Index. The Uncertainty Index fell 7 points from November to 84, the lowest reading since June 2024.
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Local Band Students Pass Challenging Audition
Read moreSeminole County’s unemployment rate edged up in November as compared to September, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) reported Friday.
Read moreSenate Democratic Leader Julia Kirt has filed a trio of bills for the 2026 session to make insurance rates in Oklahoma more affordable. Kirt, D-Oklahoma City, said her bills were the result of stories from her own constituents about challenges they faced as well as from Oklahomans across the state. Kirt said those concerns were backed up by an interim study she held last fall on insurance rates.
Read moreOur Blood Institute is continuing its emergency blood donation appeal as hospitals across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas remain in need of a stable blood supply to support patient care.
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I read an interesting piece in the paper the other day. It was an op-ed article that originated from California, the LA region affected by the wildfires last year. Amazingly, the writer did not resort to a political diatribe in presenting their solution. Instead, they presented a novel idea: put to use a sense of neighborliness to prevent or limit the damage from wildfires.
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