Golf bills signed; First Tee celebrated

OKLAHOMA CITY – State Rep. Sheila Dills and Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell recently celebrated enactment of legislation that will elevate the status of golf in Oklahoma.

MJ regs high priority for Legislature

OKLAHOMA CITY – Apparently the days of unfettered growth of the medical marijuana industry in Oklahoma are drawing to an abrupt close, because marijuana regulation has been a high priority for the Legislature this year.

Hearing continued to Aug. 17 for former Wolf Town Hall officials

HOBART – A preliminary hearing conference for two former officials in Lone Wolf’s Town Hall has been continued to Aug. 17 in Kiowa County District Court before Judge Rick Marsh.

SW Okla. teachers receive AEP grants

TULSA – Two southwest Oklahoma teachers were among 64 educators who received grants from American Electric Power, parent of Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, for “innovative classroom approaches.

OKC hospital pays $1.1M for false Medicare claims

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Heart Hospital South has paid more than $1 million to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare.

4 indicted for ATM ‘jackpotting’

OKLAHOMA CITY – Four men stand accused of stealing several thousand dollars from an Oklahoma-based bank via an illegal practice known as “ATM jackpotting.

Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan offering bonuses

OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahomans can celebrate National 529 Day (May 29) with a special $50 bonus offer on new Oklahoma 529 College Savings Plan accounts opened May 24 through June 10.

SEC charges BNY Mellon Investment Adviser for misstatements in re ESG considerations

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission charged BNY Mellon Investment Adviser Inc. on Monday for misstatements and omissions about Environmental, Social, and Governance considerations in making investment decisions for certain mutual funds that it managed.

IRS interest rates increase for Q3

WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service announced that interest rates will increase for the calendar quarter beginning July 1. The rates will be:             Ÿ 5% for overpayments (4% in the case of a corporation).             Ÿ 2.5% for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000.

Passage of House Bill 4210 aims to better collect data on human trafficking

OKLAHOMA CITY – A new law has created a unit in the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office which will keep better figures about human trafficking cases in the state.