Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford is callling the Energy Department on the carpet for its creation of a new system of records for medical and non-medical accommodations requests which he believes violate First Amendment rights. He claims it creates a “grave violation” of religious liberty. In a letter to the Department, the Senator expressed …
October 31, 2024 archive
Ratepayers forced to pay $512 million in delayed construction costs
While regional transmission lines make the news in Oklahoma and other states of the Southwest Power Pool, consider what ratepayers in Massachusetts are facing…$512 million in additional costs over construction delays. That’s right—delays. Three utilities in Massachusetts and the parent company to Central Maine Power agreed the Massachusetts ratepayers should pay $512 million in …
Timely House Committee hearing explored issue of Oklahoma’s volunteer firefighters
Days before more than 40 wildfires broke out around Oklahoma, a state House committee held an interim study to examine issues surrounding recruiting and retaining volunteer rural firefighters. The packed study before the House Public Safety committee was led by Rep. David Smith, R-Arpelar. “Living in rural Oklahoma, I know the importance of rural firefighters,” …
More water from Canton Reservoir released to refill OKC’s Lake Hefner
The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is moving forward with the scheduled release of water from Canton Lake to replenish critical water levels in Lake Hefner, a primary water source for Oklahoma City and seventeen other cities and rural water districts served by the Water …
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