A new report shows Oklahoma’s General Revenue Fund collections in the first half of the 2023 Fiscal Year gained more than 13% compared to the previous year. The report by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services indicated collections in December totaled $767.6 million, an amount that was $78.3 million or 11.4% more than …
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** Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., filed a bill Wednesday that would require Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his staff to fly commercial until a Southwest Airlines debacle and a Federal Aviation Administration computer glitch that caused thousands of flight cancelations Wednesday were fully investigated and resolved. ** A Colorado dentist accused of setting a fire that damaged …
Kratos picks up contract for new hypersonic Air Force missile
Kratos, the drone maker that created a plant in Oklahoma City a few years ago, added another feather in its hat this week when its Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Division won a contract for production of parts for a new hypersonic missile for the Air Force. The new experimental missile will be capable …
Appalachian methane monitoring coalition created by Chesapeake Energy
Chesapeake Energy joined Equitrans Midstream Corporation this week in creating a coalition to increase methane monitoring throughout the Appalachia Basin. Called the Appalachian Methane Initiative or AMI, the goal of the leading U.S. natural gas operators is to increase methane emissions reductions in the region. The coalition brings together two of the top five …
Little pollution impact is expected from upcoming public land sale in Permian Basin
The Biden administration admits that the leasing of New Mexico public land in an upcoming sale to the oil and gas industry would have little impact on pollution. The Bureau of Land Management published an environmental assessment Jan. 4 for an auction of oil and gas leases planned for May, offering 19 parcels on 3,280 acres …
NTSB head warns of accident risks involving heavy electric vehicles
Now the National Transportation Safety Board is concerned about an aspect of electric vehicles—their increased weight and what it means if they are in an accident with lighter vehicles. Jennifer Homendy, head of the NTSB raised the issue in a speech to the Transportation Research Board, pointing out how an electric GMC Hummer weighs …
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