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FILE PHOTO BY DEBI DeSILVER - Icicles hang from a rooftop following February's winter storm in central Oklahoma

FILE PHOTO BY DEBI DeSILVER - Icicles hang from a rooftop following February's winter storm in central Oklahoma

Stitt signs 'securitization' legislation

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 29, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – A pair of measures to allow extraordinary energy costs incurred by utilities during the subfreezing February winter weather to be “securitized” was signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt on April 23 and went into effect immediately.
FILE PHOTO BY BRAYDEN THOMAS Utility poles line NE Jake Dunn Road in Elgin following February’s winter storm in Oklahoma.

FILE PHOTO BY BRAYDEN THOMAS Utility poles line NE Jake Dunn Road in Elgin following February’s winter storm in Oklahoma.

Bills would address utility charge spikes from Feb. storm

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, April 15, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Companion measures intended to ease the financial burden facing ratepayers from extreme price spikes in utility and energy bills in the wake of the February winter storm emerged Tuesday from the state Senate and were endorsed Wednesday in a brief meeting of a joint House/Senate...
Voters cast their ballots for the 2018 general election at the McClain County Election Board in Purcell. Photo provided by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch

Voters cast their ballots for the 2018 general election at the McClain County Election Board in Purcell. Photo provided by Whitney Bryen/Oklahoma Watch

State legislators hostile toward voter initiatives

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Friday, March 5, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – Legislators across the nation in recent years have crafted myriad exotic measures in their efforts to derail ballot initiatives that enable voters to bypass lawmakers and implement the public’s will.
Oklahoma Meat

Oklahoma Meat

Cattlemen’s group critical of beef inspection bills

Tim Farley
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Two legislative measures designed to help Oklahoma’s meat producers will likely create more problems than they solve, according to the state’s Cattlemen’s Association. Senate Bill 761 would authorize the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, rather than the U.S.
Oklahoma State Capitol

Oklahoma State Capitol

More than 3,000 measures filed by legislators

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, January 28, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY – State lawmakers have introduced more than 3,000 measures for consideration during the 2021 legislative session. The 101 state Representatives filed 1,942 House bills and 44 joint resolutions, while the 48-member Senate has filed 1,036 bills and 26 joint resolutions.
Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state.

Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state.

Legislators Honored for Workplace Safety Efforts

News Staff
Monday, August 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA CITY - Five members of the Oklahoma Legislature have been honored for their efforts to improve safety in workplaces throughout the state. Sen. James Leewright, R-Bristow, Sen. Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, Rep. Chris Kannady, R-Oklahoma City, Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, and Rep.
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