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AAON

AAON reports earnings

News Staff
Monday, March 2, 2020
TULSA, (AP) – AAON Inc. (AAON) reported fourth-quarter earnings of $17.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based company said it had net income of 33 cents. The maker of air conditioning and heating equipment posted revenue of $122.6 million in the quarter.
Seatbelt law passes

Seatbelt law passes

Senate passes seat belt bill

News Staff
Monday, March 2, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Children under the age of 17 would be required to wear seat belts in vehicle back seats under a bill narrowly passed Monday by the Oklahoma Senate.
Ledger Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter State Sen. Mary Boren, standing at lectern, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Education Committee last week.

Ledger Ledger photo by M. Scott Carter State Sen. Mary Boren, standing at lectern, speaks during a meeting of the Senate Education Committee last week.

Panel OKs bills making changes to common, higher ed systems

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Monday, March 2, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – State lawmakers passed several bills this week that could make major changes in both the state’s common and higher education systems. With Thursday’s deadline to hear legislation from the house of origin, House and Senate committees faced longer than usual agendas.
2020 Census

2020 Census

2020 Census crucial for Southwest Oklahoma

News Staff
Monday, March 2, 2020
Every day across the state of Oklahoma during the school year, one of the first tasks of a teacher in the morning usually involves taking attendance on a computer which is then sent to the main office.
Democratic Primary

Democratic Primary

Biden, Bloomberg neck-and-neck ahead of Oklahoma Democratic primary

News Staff
Monday, March 2, 2020
Four months after former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg entered the 2020 presidential race, he and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in a war of words — one coming seemingly every 15 minutes over the airwaves and the other using a resounding victory in South Carolina to amplify his...
Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during a rally in Oklahoma City Feb. 8.

Ledger photo by Curtis Awbrey Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks during a rally in Oklahoma City Feb. 8.

Awash in presidential wannabes

Ledger Staff
Monday, March 2, 2020
Oklahoma has a well-worn national political reputation of being a “fly- over” state for presidential candidates – a place any rational, serious White House contender waves down at from a high-flying campaign plane while jetting to where there are more votes and delegates.
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