July 2, 2018 archive

Oklahoma’s fuel tax hike is first in 31 years

Fuel taxes went up in Oklahoma on Sunday for the first time in 31 years to help pay for the teacher pay raise approved by the governor last spring. The gasoline tax rose 3 cents while the tax for diesel fuel went up 6 cents a gallon, leaving the state’s average at $2.59 a gallon, …

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Busy 4th for state’s run-off candidates

You can bet the politicians involved in runoff races to be decided in August will be out campaigning on July 4th—-riding in a convertible in some parade and waving at thousands of potential voters. That or else attending picnics and sharing a slice of cold watermelon. Two of the candidates are Republican Leslie Osborn and …

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