Legislative interim study eyes impact of data centers

OKLAHOMA CITY – The newly announced Project Clydesdale data center in Tulsa is projected to use 6.1 million gallons of water per day. In a year, the data center will use 2.2 billion gallons of water, making it the second-largest water consumer served by the City of Tulsa Water and Sewer Department.

Interim study calls for updating technology for veteran services

Oklahoma veterans could soon benefit from new policy introduced during an interim study held at the state Capitol last Tuesday.Led by Sen. Mark Mann, D-Oklahoma City, the study, “Serving Veterans in the 21st Century,” focused on modernizing technology at the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs.

Woman indicted for voting twice in ’24 General Election

OKLAHOMA CITY –The Oklahoma Multi-County Grand Jury indicted a woman on a felony count of voting twice during the statewide general election last November.

OKC Water Utilities again earns top ratings from S&P, Moody’s

From staff reports Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings and Moody's Investors Service have once again recognized the Oklahoma CityWater Utilities Trust with their highest possible credit ratings — AAA and Aaa, respectively — for its long-term debt.

Stardust Power secures lithium supply for Muskogee refinery

From staff reports Stardust Power Inc., the lithium refinery developer building a refinery in Muskogee, announced signing an agreement to get some of its needed minerals from a Canadian supplier.

Farmers face labor crisis, warn of supply collapse without policy reform

From staff reports A newly formed organization, Grow It Here, is spotlighting the critical labor shortage facing U.S. agriculture, with farmers across various commodities warning that the crisis threatens the nation’s food security and their generational businesses.

Gulfport eyes Q3 gains after plan to expand oil/gas drilling

Gulfport Energy, headquartered in Oklahoma City, will release its third-quarter earnings report Nov. 4, following an aggressive plan to expand drilling operations.The company allocated $75 million to $100 million after the second quarter to acquire additional acreage for oil and gas development.

AEP spending $260M to replace 70 miles of power lines

In a recent application submitted to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, American Electric Power Transmission Co. requested approval for a project to rebuild a high-voltage power line in three southern Oklahoma counties.

Pae, other lawmakers push back against stopping SNAP benefits

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans who receive federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funds will likely see those funds stopped, a spokesman for the Department of Human Services said last week.