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2 months ago | 
nondoc.com | James Davenport |Samantha Johnson |Tres Savage
President Donald Trump announced his “Liberation Day” slate of new tariffs Wednesday, following prior 25 percent tariffs on all products from Canada and Mexico, plus retaliatory tariffs from China and the European Union. The new policies frightened economists, triggered a stock market plunge and caused some Senate Republicans to break rank. Tariffs have been in the U.S. since 1789, so why are they causing such an uproar now? To answer that question, we need to start by explaining tariffs.
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2 months ago | 
nondoc.com | James Davenport
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2 months ago | 
mariettamonitor.com | James Davenport |Samantha Johnson
Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature eliminated the state’s portion of sales tax on grocery items. This 4.5% cut was estimated to save the median Oklahoma household approximately $235 a year, but citizens in our state can be forgiven if they still feel a financial pinch when they go grocery shopping.
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2 months ago | 
poncacitynews.com | James Davenport
Time to read 2 minutes Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature eliminated the state’s portion of sales tax on grocery items. This 4.5% cut was estimated to save the median Oklahoma household approximately $235 a year, but citizens in our state can be forgiven if they still feel a financial pinch when they go grocery shopping.Recent reports have listed Oklahoma in the Top 10 states with the highest cost of groceries,…
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2 months ago | 
oklahoman.com | James Davenport |Samantha Johnson
Last year, the Oklahoma Legislature eliminated the state’s portion of sales tax on grocery items. This 4.5% cut was estimated to save the median Oklahoma household approximately $235 a year, but citizens in our state can be forgiven if they still feel a financial pinch when they go grocery shopping.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
mcalesternews.com | James Davenport |Brett Sharp
While 20 states have open primary systems, only three have the type of top-two primary system that Oklahoma United is promoting. Oklahoma is among 15 states that have semi-closed primaries. State law requires that only voters affiliated with a specific party be allowed to vote in a partisan primary election, unless a party decides to open them to independent voters. For almost a decade now, the Democratic Party in Oklahoma has allowed independent voters to participate in its primary elections.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
oklahomavoice.com | James Davenport |Brett Sharp
by James Davenport and Brett Sharp, Oklahoma Voice January 16, 2025 Last November, Oklahoma United announced an initiative petition drive to change the state’s current closed primary system to a top-two open primary system. While 20 states have open primary systems, only three have the type of top-two primary system that Oklahoma United is promoting. Oklahoma is among 15 states that have semi-closed primaries.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
newsfromthestates.com | James Davenport
Last November, Oklahoma United announced an initiative petition drive to change the state’s current closed primary system to a top-two open primary system. While 20 states have open primary systems, only three have the type of top-two primary system that Oklahoma United is promoting. Oklahoma is among 15 states that have semi-closed primaries.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
journals.plos.org | Western Michigan |James Davenport |Archaeometry Laboratory |Britt E. Hartenberger
Citation: Hartenberger BE, Davenport JA, Matney T (2025) Tracing fineware production in the Neo-Assyrian empire: Neutron activation analysis of common and Palace Ware in the upper Tigris River Valley, Turkey. PLoS ONE 20(1): e0315378. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0315378Editor: Joe Uziel, Israel Antiquities Authority, ISRAELReceived: August 15, 2024; Accepted: November 25, 2024; Published: January 7, 2025Copyright: © 2025 Hartenberger et al.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
oklahomavoice.com | James Davenport
by James Davenport, Oklahoma Voice October 15, 2024 During the 2024 legislative session, the Oklahoma Council for Public Affairs lobbied the state Legislature to change our system of selecting judges to one that mirrors the national government model. A piece I co-wrote explained why. Although OCPA had some valid criticisms, I believe those could be addressed without reforming the entire system.
