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Photo of natural gas transmission pipelines is from Shutterstock. PHOTO PROVIDED

Photo of natural gas transmission pipelines is from Shutterstock. PHOTO PROVIDED

Summit customers complain about high natural gas bills

OKLAHOMA CITY — Public utilities and their regulators in Oklahoma and other states have been getting an earful during the last two years from customers upset about high bills attributed to abnormal natural gas prices.

OESC launches employer portal

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission announced the official launch of the first phase of a new Employer Portal, which will “dramatically change the way employers interact with the agency,” said Trae Rahill, OESC’s chief executive officer.
These are some examples of contraband cell phones confiscated in state prisons by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. For reference, that’s a Lifesaver mint next to the phones. OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

These are some examples of contraband cell phones confiscated in state prisons by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. For reference, that’s a Lifesaver mint next to the phones. OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

States urge Congress to allow cell phone jamming in prisons

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys general from almost half of the states have urged majority and minority leaders in both houses of Congress to pass “meaningful legislation … to allow states to jam contraband cell phones.”
Five states, including Oklahoma, have joined hands in a coalition to sue the Biden administration over its plan to declare the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. ALEX EBERTS | MACAULEY LIBRARY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Five states, including Oklahoma, have joined hands in a coalition to sue the Biden administration over its plan to declare the lesser prairie chicken as an endangered species. ALEX EBERTS | MACAULEY LIBRARY, CORNELL UNIVERSITY

Drummond leads coalition in Biden administration suit over lesser prairie chicken

OKLAHOMA CITY — State Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced his intention to sue the Biden administration because its plan to designate the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species constitutes “an existential threat for cattle grazing, energy production, and other vital aspects of...