He lost by less than 300 votes to Attorney General Mike Hunter but it wasn’t until Wednesday afternoon before Tulsa businessman and rancher Gentner Drummond admitted defeat. He originally told reporters Tuesday night that the final count difference of less than 300 was enough for him not to concede. But sometime between Tuesday night and …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy says even though she lost her bid to become the GOP nominee for Lt. Governor, she will continue to serve Oklahomans in any possible way. After losing to Republican party strategist Matt Pinnell on Tuesday, Murphy conceded and called it a hard-fought and dedicated campaign. “Thank you to all the …
Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, the man who succeeded Scott Pruitt and continued waging battle against Obama-era environmental rules pulled off the narrowest of wins Tuesday in a run-off for his party’s nomination. He received 50.05% of the votes, edging Tulsa rancher and attorney Gentner Drummond who received 49.95%. Only 269 votes separated the two, …
State Rep. Leslie Osborn pulled off what some political observers might say was a stunning win over heavily-favored Cathy Costello, the widow who sought to succeed her late husband in the job for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner. Osborn received 52.35% over Costello’s 47.65% in the runoff race for the Republican nomination for Labor Commissioner. The legislator …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy failed in her bid Tuesday to win the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor, losing to Matt Pinnell, the former state GOP leader. When the votes were tabulated, Murphy ended up losing with only 41.86% of the votes while Pinnell received 58.14%. Murphy’s votes totaled 1213,557 while the number for Pinnell …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, seeking his 6th term since taking office in 1989 won the Republican nomination in Tuesday’s run-off elections across the state. Anthony beat former state senate president pro tempore Brian Bingman with a 53.61% to 46.39% margin. Anthony received 155,930 votes while Bingman got 134,926. The total votes in the GOP …
A class-action lawsuit filed last year against seven Oklahoma energy companies blaming them for earthquakes in northern Oklahoma has been dismissed by an Oklahoma City federal judge. U.S. District Judge Stephen P. Friot issued his ruling earlier this month in the 2017 lawsuit filed by Matt and Sheryl Meier of Garber and Kai Bach of …
Oklahoma Attorney General and a handful of others who filed legal steps earlier in the month for an injunction against a South Carolina federal judge’s ruling in support of the Waters of the U.S. rule await the next move by a Tulsa federal judge. When Mike Hunter filed the motion on August 17, he was …
Oklahomans know a thing or two about water contamination. Just take a look at the Tar Creek Superfund site in the northeast part of the state. It’s not a secret how the state and the EPA have worked to stop the pollution. But in Wichita, Kansas, residents of two neighborhoods are angry after the Kansas …
The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is preparing for the upcoming 39th Annual Oklahoma Governor’s Water Conference and Research Symposium. Registration is underway for the conference to be held December 5 and 6 at the Reed Center in Midwest City. The state agency is also taking nominations for the Water for 2060 Excellence Awards. Non-profits can …