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Although on Monday, Feb. 10, the Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed their appeal of an Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) order approving a $127 million rate increase for OG&E customers, saying it had been filed too early, Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, R-Heavener, quickly proved they were undeterred.
Read moreDecisions are made by those who show up, as quoted by President Jed Bartlet from “The West Wing.” Voters who take the time to cast ballots make the decisions. Oklahoma has one of the worst voting percentages for eligible voters in the nation, so this means a few who show up are deciding elected officials for us all.
Read moreNews Release The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has selected public school foundations in Noble, Oklahoma City and Stillwater to receive its 2025 Outstanding Program Awards for Oklahoma School Foundations.
Read moreBUT BACK TO LOCAL grand jury investigations, we doubt that we will se any indictments and we will be surprised if we get any major reprimands of our county commissioner operations. The other major county officers are forced by rigid state laws and the state authorities such as the tax commission, to follow laws enacted by the legislature. So far as we can determine, we have a very sincere group of county officials trying to do a good job for Seminole county. But the count commissioners have decided, not only here in Seminole county but across most of the state, that laws requiring purchase orders aren’t going to be enforced so they do not use purchase orders. That means no one knows what a county commissioner has purchased until the bill comes into the county for payment.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt called on the Legislature to overhaul Oklahoma’s court fines and fees system this month, prompting praise from justice reform advocates and questions about how the change would be paid for and implemented.
Read moreThe nation's military is comprised of millions of brave men and women who stand for the country's freedoms by serving domestically and abroad. Whether during war or in peacetime, the military plays an important role in protecting the nation and its interests.
Read moreIn 1892, A.C. Magruder initiated a soil fertility study to evaluate Oklahoma wheat production. In 1930, H.J. Harper established 10 separate fertilization treatments on these plots. The rest is history.
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