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AG Hunter taps attorney to head parole board probe

AG Hunter taps attorney to head parole board probe

AG Hunter taps attorney to head parole board probe

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announced Monday he’s hiring a former U.S. attorney to look into allegations against the state’s Pardon and Parole Board. Hunter said in a press release that former Eastern District of Oklahoma U.S.
Courts inundated with McGirt cases

Courts inundated with McGirt cases

Courts inundated with McGirt cases

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision last year has resulted in literally hundreds of convictions in state courts being overturned. The nation’s highest court ruled 5-4 on July 9, 2020, in McGirt v.
McGirt cited in property tax challenge

McGirt cited in property tax challenge

McGirt cited in property tax challenge

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, March 25, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Although the McGirt decision rendered last year by the Supreme Court of the United States focused solely on criminal jurisprudence, the extent of state taxing authority in “Indian Country” has been challenged in court cases whose outcomes could affect school operations, municipal...
Jointing winter wheat crop above normal

Jointing winter wheat crop above normal

Jointing winter wheat crop above normal

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Rainfall totals averaged 0.50 of an inch across Oklahoma the week of March 15-21, and the north-central district reported the highest total at 1.27 inches. Drought conditions were rated 48% abnormally dry to exceptional drought, down four points from the previous week, according to the March 16 U.
Minimum wage hike to $15

Minimum wage hike to $15

Survey: Most call the $15 minimum wage a ‘job killer’

Tim Farley
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Most business leaders in the United States do not support a federally-mandated $15 minimum wage, according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by Express Employment Professionals, also revealed only 57% of jobseekers endorse the $15 minimum wage.
Arvest Bank, nonprofits team up to feed families

Arvest Bank, nonprofits team up to feed families

Arvest Bank, nonprofits team up to feed families

News Staff
Thursday, March 25, 2021
LAWTON — Arvest Bank in southwest Oklahoma will partner with Lawton Food Bank, Christians Concerned in Duncan, Chickasha Emergency Food Pantry, Elgin Community Food Bank and Walters Food 4 Kids for its 11th annual Million Meals campaign, a two-month, bank-wide effort to provide at least 1 million...
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