February 12, 2019 archive

Still another US House committee holds climate change hearing

  It seems as if there have been and will be one House hearing after another into climate change on capitol hill. The latest is entitled “The State of Climate Science and Why It Matters.” The Democrats in control of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology will hold the hearing on Wednesday, Feb. …

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Sen. Inhofe says arrival of KC 46 in Altus was “incredible weekend”

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe who chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee was still so excited over last week’s arrival of the first KC 46 refueling tanker at Altus Air Force Base he tweeted a statement on Monday. “What an incredible weekend. The KC-46 is back home in Oklahoma and ready to help in the …

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Legislator targets drones over rural Oklahoma

Oklahoma lawmakers are discussing proposed legislation to regulate the flying of drones over private property in rural areas. The legislative measure would forbid the flying of unmanned aircraft over rural properties unless the pilot is employed by the state or federal government, law enforcement, utility, oil and gas companies or is part of a commercial …

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Labor Commissioner wants audit to show she’s starting with a clean slate

 The Oklahoma Department of Labor has requested a turnover audit from the office of the State Auditor. “Under the new Stitt administration there is an increased call for transparency and effective use of taxpayer dollars”, stated Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn.  In that vein we are requesting a financial audit of our agency to show a …

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