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Trump Focused on Native American Affairs in Meeting with Gov. Fallin
Whether Gov. Mary Fallin is named to Donald Trump’s cabinet is up to Donald Trump. But after Trump met Monday with Gov. Fallin on Monday in New York, his staff issued a release about the meetings he held with Fallin with several others. “The President-elect then met with Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and engaged in …
$20 billion deal for Sunoco Logistics and Energy Transfer Partners
Dallas billionaire Kelcy Warren is making a big change of his Energy Transfer Partners, the company in the middle of the controversial efforts to finish a $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota. Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. announced it is buying ETP in a stock deal worth nearly $20 billion. As part of the …
Canada Announces Goal to Eliminate Coal-Fired Power Plants in 14 Years
As Oklahoma and other states fight the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan to eliminate coal-fired power plants, Canada announced this week it plans to phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030. Environment Minister Kathleen McKenna says her country’s goal is to assure that 90 percent of Canada’s electricity comes from sustainable sources by that time. That’s …
Commission Meets to Consider Cutting Tax Breaks
The State-appointed commission tasked with recommending when and where to cut tax credits and for which industries meets Tuesday at the State Capitol. The Incentive Evaluation Commission meeting agenda includes discussion and possible action on eleven incentives for 2016. One is a tax credit for tuition reimbursement for Aerospace Employers, a credit …
Former Attorney General Larry Derryberry Funeral Services Set for Monday
The funeral for former Oklahoma Attorney General Larry Derryberry who died Saturday at the age of 77 will be held Monday afternoon. U.S. and Oklahoma flags on state property will be flown on that date at half-staff, under orders of Gov. Mary Fallin. The funeral will be Monday at 2 p.m. on the fourth …
AAA—-Oklahoma’s Gas Prices are the Envy of the Nation
Oklahoma now has some of the cheapest gasoline in the U.S. as the statewide average fell 3 more cents to reach a $1.85 a gallon, according to the latest report from AAA Oklahoma. The organization headlined its press release, “Oklahoma’s Gas Prices today Are the envy of the Nation.” “Out on the road, Thanksgiving motorists …
Oilfield Employment Remains Weak in Oklahoma Despite Oil Play Successes
Oklahoma’s jobless rate slipped a tenth of a point for October but it’s still at 5.2% according to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. And the data supplied by the state shows oil and gas employment was anemic, despite growing activity in Oklahoma’s STACK and SCOOP plays. The October 2016 employment in the energy sector was 43,900, …
Governor Fallin Gets Her Job Interview with Donald Trump
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin got her chance this week to meet with President-elect Donald Trump as he considers who to name to his administration and cabinet. The Governor was asked to meet with Trump on Monday. So was former Texas Governor and GOP presidential rival Rick Perry who dropped out early from the GOP campaign. …
Pawnee Nation Sues Federal Agencies Over September 3 Earthquake and Violating Federal Law
The 5.8 magnitude earthquake on Sept. 3 in Pawnee was the so-called “straw that broke the camel’s back” as far as Pawnee Tribal leaders are concerned. So they’ve gone to court, not against oil and gas producers but against two federal agencies that the tribe felt had the responsibility of informing it about oil and …
Anti-Trump Protesters Rally at State Capitol
Some of those who don’t like Donald Trump held an anti-Trump rally Sunday at the State Capitol, later changing its name to an “anti-hate” rally. A few hundred, many who express concerns about what a Trump administration will do to climate control regulations gathered but state troopers say there were no problems. Some Trump supporters …