After 9 years as an Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner, Dana Murphy has announced her candidacy for Lieutenant Governor. The Republican already has more than $600,000 in her campaign fund and said it is no secret that Oklahoma is at a crossroads. “Our state’s next set of leaders must be able to navigate solutions that spur our …
Lawsuits brought by the State of Oklahoma and the Cherokee Nation over a closed uranium plant near Gore have been on hold for nearly two months. Sequoyah County District Court Judge Jeff Payton issued an order in May staying the restraining orders against Sequoyah Fuels. The state and the tribe sought to stop the company …
The two women who claimed recently to vandalizing the Dakota Access pipeline during last year’s protests in North Dakota weren’t strangers to law enforcement and the courts. Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya of Des Moines, Iowa had civil disobedience arrest records. They were arrested this week for damaging a sign outside the Iowa Utilities board office …
With a regional haze plan on hold for more than a decade in Arkansas, the EPA and the state are asking a federal appeals court for more time in reaching a deal over a pollution-reduction plan for coal-fired power plants. But environmental groups are opposing the request. The request of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court …
A new study of Oklahoma businesses indicates more are surviving longer than firms in the past and most Oklahomans are working for companies that are 10 years of age or older. Entitled Business Establishment Survival in Oklahoma, the report was done by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. It found that the older establishments, those more …
For those who want to learn what kind of contaminants are in their drinking water, a new Tap Water Database has been created and launched this week by the Environmental Working Group based in Washington, D.C. The database is described as the most complete source on the quality of U.S. drinking water, including cities throughout …
Oil prices surged on Tuesday as government data continued to suggest another drop in crude inventories following Saudi Arabia and Nigeria’s pledge to OPEC limiting output, according to Bloomberg MarketWatch. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, September West Texas Intermediate crude rallied by $1.55, or 3.3%, to settle at $47.89 a barrel. On the London ICE …
The Oklahoma Oil & Gas Association debuted its first STACK Summer Classic pig show at the Kingfisher County Fairgrounds on Saturday, hosting 275 statewide entries by more than 100 youth participants. “The STACK Summer Classic was an excellent evening of celebrating Oklahoma’s youth and their hard work on their livestock projects,” said Bray Haven, OKOGA field …
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The leadership of Interim Policy Working Groups created by Oklahoma House Majority Floor Leader Jon Echols have been named including those who will study transportation needs in the state. The co-leaders of each group will begin developing conservative policy proposals to reduce government waste and increase efficiencies in spending, enhancing personal freedom and growing economic …
