Red faces at the Old Gray Lady. The New York Times had to make a major correction in a story that attacked EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and falsely accused him of using his influence to get his daughter into the University of Virginia law school. Then over the weekend, the paper admitted it was wrong …
Photo: Texas Park And Wildlife For now, officials at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department say fracking and an oil boom in southwest Texas had nothing to do with damage to one of the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pools in Balmorhea State Park. It was recently when a section of concrete wall collapsed, leading some …
A 2018 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card issued by Indiana’s Ball State University gives Oklahoma only average grades. The University’s Center for Business and Economic Research noted Oklahoma experienced a decline in two-year growth in manufacturing value added between 2014 and 2016. The report card gave a “C-minus” to Oklahoma for manufacturing and a “C-plus” …
Carl Icahn made one last-ditch plea to SandRidge Energy shareholders on Monday to dump the company’s existing board of directors and vote for his candidates. His plea came one day before the company’s annual meeting is held in Oklahoma City. In a June 18 filing with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, Icahn was critical of …
Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford recently spent a few minutes on the floor of the Senate boasting about how the economy has grown in Oklahoma, thanks in part he said to tax reform. “Let me just pause and read a couple of headlines and give good news,” said the Senator in his remarks. Oklahoma revenues …
After waiting for a recommendation from an Administrative Law Judge, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission will meet Tuesday to formally adopt a $64 million rate reduction agreement with Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company. The ALJ recommended last Friday that the state move ahead with the agreement reached by Attorney General Mike Hunter. Commissioners had hoped to …
Tulsa’s Midstates Petroleum Company says SandRidge Energy got it wrong in making some statements about the efforts of Midstates to merge with the Oklahoma City company earlier this year. In response to a Friday statement by SandRidge, Midstates said it was “inaccurate.” “While SandRidge has offered a non-disclosure agreement to Midstates, it would require Midstates …
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner Dana Murphy has released her television ad in her campaign for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor. The ads started airing on Thursday while supporters were given a first look via email on Wednesday. “For part of the commercial, it’s me, sitting in my home, talking to the voters. I wanted to …
The nation’s oil and gas rig count dropped by 3 in the past week to reach 1,059 while Oklahoma’s count remained at 140. The U.S. included the addition of one oil rig to reach 863 while the number of gas rigs fell by 4 to 194. In the past year, the nation’s count grew by …
A setback was handed a handful of Indian tribes when the South Dakota Supreme Court dismissed their appeal of the state regulators’ approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The high court said the lower court that had affirmed the state’s approval lacked jurisdiction to hear their cases. The ruling went against the Cheyenne River Sioux …