2024 in Oklahoma

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The year 2024, a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, involved and is expected to involve several major events in Oklahoma.

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  1. ↑ "Here are 100 things to look forward to in Tulsa in 2024". Tulsa World . December 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "GOV. STITT DELIVERS STATE OF THE STATE TO BEGIN 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION BEGINS". February 5, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Toby Keith dies: Country star was battling stomach cancer". February 5, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Suter, Tara (February 23, 2024). "Torres calls for federal investigation into Nex Benedict's death". The Hill . Archived from the original on February 23, 2024.
  5. ↑ Goodman, J. David; Sandoval, Edgar (February 23, 2024). "After Nonbinary Student's Death, Schools Chief Defends Restrictive Gender Policies". The New York Times . Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ↑ Billson, Chantelle (February 24, 2024). "Oklahoma education chief claims Nex Benedict's death being 'exploited' by 'radical leftists'". PinkNews. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ Ring, Trudy (February 23, 2024). "Oklahoma's Ryan Walters: Just two genders, as God intended". The Advocate . Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Humphrey, Spencer (July 10, 2024). "Walters chooses Project 2025 co-author, other conservative activists to draft social studies curriculum for Oklahoma public schools". Yahoo News . Archived from the original on July 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ Douglass, Braff (July 31, 2024). "'A beginning, and a good one': Osage Nation completes first-ever census". KJRH . Archived from the original on August 1, 2024.
  10. ↑ Thompson, Mecca (August 7, 2024). "Oklahoma students allegedly drugged on vacation in Cancun". KFOR . Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
  11. ↑ Wallace, JOsh (August 7, 2024). "Edmond mayor announces he will not seek reelection next year". KOCO . Archived from the original on August 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "REI Oklahoma receives $45 million to invest in distressed communities, spurring business development". Tahlequah Daily Press . September 22, 2024.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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