Two women pay dearly to resolve COVID-related claims

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Two Woodward women have agreed to stiff financial payments to resolve civil claims stemming from allegations of a false claim submitted to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Housing Authority for COVID funded Emergency Rental Assistance.

Energy / Business Briefs

National• Oil company Chevron must pay $744.6 million to restore damage it caused to southeast Louisiana’s coastal wetlands, a jury ruled on Friday following a landmark trial more than a decade in the making.

Energy industry regulators appoint new division director

From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – The Corporation Commission has appointed a new director of the agency’s Oil and Gas Conservation Division.Jeremy Hodges joined the commission on March 31 and brings decades of oil and gas industry experience to his new role.

Dawn Aerospace makes Oklahoma its U.S. base

“Whoooo!,” exclaimed Brenda Rolls, chair of the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority, after the board approved a contract to make Oklahoma the U.S. home of a European-based spaceplane.Netherlands-based Dawn Aerospace reached out to locate its onl y U.S.

Corn leaves USDA to work for OG&E

OKLAHOMA CITY – Another former state legislator who also led the Biden administration’s USDA efforts in Oklahoma has ended up on the employment rolls of Oklahoma Gas and Electric.Former state Sen.

Energy industry regulators appoint new division director

OKLAHOMA CITY – Nominations to state boards focused on water, the environment and air quality won unanimous approval Thursday in a meeting of the Okl ahoma Senate Energy Committee.Mark A. Helm of Edmond was nominated to serve a second seven- year term to the Oklahoma Mining Commission.

Soy Checkoff Champions Seed Oils During Soy Foods Month

As conversations around seed oils grow, U.S. soybean farmers can feel confident that their investment in the edible oils market is backed by strong, peer-reviewed science.

NCBA Supportive of Trump’s Efforts to Broaden Market Access

OKLAHOMA CITY – As President Trump announced his tariff plans earlier this month, the markets have responded negatively. Many ag groups are concerned, but National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Vice President of Governmental Affairs Ethan Lane are not.

Oklahoma rainfall averages 2.48 inches

Thunderstorms and strong winds were reported across Oklahoma recently, with some tornadoes spotted in the southeast district.Rainfall totals in the state averaged 2.48 inches for the week of March 31-April 6, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.