The Senate Business and Insurance Committee has unanimously advanced legislation from Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, to recruit more people into the plumbing industry and make it easier for individuals to get licensed in the field. House Bill 3462 creates licensing requirements for a new classification of journeyman plumbers licensed only for residential plumbing. This legislation …
April 12, 2026 archive
Kansas ranchers fight transmission line
Ranchers and farmers in southern Kansas have come out against a 155-mile transmission line proposed by Evergy, a line that would span from just outside Wichita to Southwest Missouri and enter into Oklahoma for about 20 miles. The project is known in Southwest Power Pool documents as the Branson 345 kV overlay projects. It consists …
Chamber leader says OKC still is energy dominant
Since the recent announcements that Devon Energy followed by Expand Energy intend to move their headquarters to Houston, a certain trepidation was part of the response of some economic observers. Not so with Christy Gillenwater, President and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce. Expressing her beliefs in the Sunday Oklahoman’s Viewpoints section, …