Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

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10-minute law on trains blocking RR crossings derailed by federal courts

Federal funds eyed for well plugging, site reclamation

Penny Foolish: Labor Dept. targets repair shop owner who paid former worker his final wages in oily coins

SQ 820 would legalize recreational MJ use

Top 5 cannabis sales days of 2021

High court: McGirt can’t be applied retroactively

Oklahomans spent nearly $1B on Rx marijuana in ’21

Feds strip Oklahoma of control over coal mining, abandoned land reclamation in ‘Indian Country’

U.S. high court held extraordinary trial

Lone Wolf Housing Authority settles discrimination lawsuit

Challenge filed against state regulation of energy industry

Property taxes paid in ‘Indian Country’ contested in lawsuits

Grocer on tribal land protests state sales taxes

Appeals court affirms trial judge’s opinion that KCA Reservation dissolved by Congress

Tax Commission has new exec

State Medical Marijuana Authority acquires new licensing software

Vax mandate dispute set for hearing

McGirt ruling rippling through state

Appeals court affirms trial judge’s opinion that KCA Reservation dissolved by Congress

Prescription drug use prevalent in U.S.

'Burned Out' Mainline pastors consider quitting the ministry

Increase in PSO electric rates OK’d

Bookstores in U.S. are dwindling but surviving

Legislation issues include marijuana limits, voter registration, flag flying

GOP legislators file measures to forbid vaccination mandates

State proposes pay hike for transportation chief

Tim Gatz paid more than every elected state official

UP taking steps to reduce GHG emissions

Several bridge projects planned in SW Oklahoma

Small business owners concerned about health care costs, qualified employees

FDIC-insured institutions report third-quarter profits

Marijuana sales high over Thanksgiving

Medical marijuana tax receipts decline for fifth month

Requiring worker vaccinations could cost employers $1M

PSO programs, incentives approved

3 SW Oklahoma FFA chapters get grants

Aug. 20 last day to register to vote in Lawton election

Oklahoma Turnpike Authority on H.E. Bailey Turnpike

Sidewalks replaced in Roosevelt

Trust bank employee sentenced for $2.3M embezzlement, tax evasion