November 11, 2016 archive

Senator Says It’s Time to Bring an End to Wind Industry Tax Credits

Oklahoma’s wind industry withstood another attack on the credits it’s getting from the state during a Thursday meeting of the Incentive Evaluation Commission, the group that’s studying tax credits and recommending which ones should be shelved or reduced to help the state budget. State Senator Mike Mazzei, who is the outgoing Senate Finance Committee chairman said …

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PSO Didn’t Get the Rate Hike it Wanted——Customers to Get Refunds

The Oklahoma Corporation Commission has approved a lower rate increase than asked for by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. It came Thursday on a 2-1 vote to allow PSO a $14 million rate hike, far below the $130 million the company asked for when it filed a request in July 2015. Commissioners Bob Anthony and …

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Fallin, Hamm and Bridenstine Among Oklahomans Still Mentioned in Trump Administration

Either someone at Politico didn’t get the message or the political news publication is on target. As of Friday, it was still including the names of Oklahomans Mary Fallin and Harold Hamm as possible appointees along with that of U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine in a new Donald Trump administration. “The biggest game in town right now is …

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