SEC enforcement actions drop in FY ’24, but financial remedies set record

From staff reports WASHINGTON – The Securities and Exchange Commission filed 583 enforcement actions in Fiscal Year 2024 while obtaining orders for $8.2 billion in financial remedies, the highest amount in the agency’s history.

2 ex-employees of Hulbert schools admit stealing federal program funds

MUSKOGEE – Two former finance officials for Hulbert Public School District have admitted stealing federal program funds, and were released from custody pending their sentencing in federal district court here.

FDIC survey finds 96% of U.S. households banked in 2023

From staff reports WASHINGTON D.C. – Nearly 96% of all U.S. households were used a bank in 2023, according to a national survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The 2023 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households found that 5.6 million households (4.

DEQ issues another Violation Notice to Lawton over WWTP

LAWTON – The state Department of Environmental Quality issued another Notice of Violations to the City of Lawton earlier this month because the agency “was not aware of the full extent of the additional problems Lawton was experiencing” with its troubled wastewater treatment plant.

Comanche County finalizes ARPA grants for fairgrounds, jail

LAWTON – The Board of Comanche County Commissioners recently approved grants to pay for improvements at the fairgrounds and the cost of housing Comanche County Detention Center inmates in other counties.With little discussion, the board voted 3-0 Nov. 17 to finalize a $1.

Chickasha City Hall getting updated software, A/V system

CHICKASHA – City Hall is adding a new module to its computer software that will automate the creation of agendas for City Council meetings, improve the production of meeting minutes, and simplify management of meeting videos.

Oklahoma legislators gearing up for new session

OKLAHOMA CITY – Although opening day of the First Session of the 60th Legislature is still about three months away, state legislators have been busy laying the groundwork.First order of business took place last week, Nov. 20, when new representatives were officially sworn into office.

26 illegals in Oklahoma are potential candidates for Trump’s deportation order

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to consummate his promise of mass deportation of illegals, starting on Day One of his second term in the White House.