The same week Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond was praised and honored with the annual Sunshine Award from Freedom of Information Oklahoma over his efforts to promote open government in the state, his office revealed Drummond supports a bill in the legislature that some believe would be closer to “sunset”on openness at the Oklahoma …
A changing of the guard took place at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) Wednesday, March 6, 2024, when Transportation Enforcement Major Scott Baze formally became Chief Scott Baze. Numerous Transportation Enforcement officers were on hand or online to view outgoing Chief Mike Henley officially pin Baze with his new badge and rank insignia. “There …
While the Oklahoma legislature handles a bill that started out as a Right of First Refusal Act to eliminate competitive bidding in the construction of major transmission lines by utilities, a national organization remains critical of efforts to eliminate mandated competition bidding. The Electricity Transmission Competition Coalition charged that the latest inflation data release confirms …
The Defense Department says there should be no harmful environmental impact as the National Guard proposes to replace the existing mission of planes at the Will Rogers Air National Guard base in Oklahoma City and replace the planes with new close air support aircraft. The Guard will replace its current fleet of 13 MC-12 …
Oklahoma Congressman Tom Cole says the state of the union is not strong, at least in the way President Biden described it in last week’s State of the Union address to congress. Under Biden’s state of the union, America’s energy industry has been harmed. The Republican Representative called Biden’s remarks “misleading, partisan and unworthy …
Feeling sleep-deprived after Sunday’s bi-annual time change pushed clocks forward an hour? Don’t blame Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore. West authored House Bill 2217, which would send to a vote of the people a question on whether to adopt permanent standard time in Oklahoma. The measure was filed last year and assigned to the House Rules …
OSHA fined a southwest Kansas truck washing company nearly $172,000 over the death of one worker and injuries to two others. Operators of the Red Barn Truck Wash in Liberal were found guilty of safety violations following an incident last fall where two workers were hospitalized and another died from hydrogen sulfide …
The people in charge of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division want to meet and greet with those in the state’s oil and gas industry. An Industry Roundtable is panned for Monday, April 1 aat 1:30 p.m. In an announcement, the Division said the the purpose of the meeting is to …
Taking advantage of a software update for her rewards card, a Nebraska woman managed to steal more than 7,000 gallons of gas worth more than $27,000. Reports say the woman used her rewards card from Pump and Pantry in Lincoln, Nebraska more than 500 times in a six-month period. Police say the woman used …
Gasoline prices rose again in the past week reaching a new average of $3.08 a gallon in Oklahoma and $3.39 across the U.S. But compared to a month ago, prices are up more than 40 cents per gallon in some areas of the state. Prices in Oklahoma now average more than a year ago …
