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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

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
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

News Staff
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
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

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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.

Lawmakers return to Capitol

M. Scott Carter - Capitol Bureau Chief
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — The 149 members of the Oklahoma Legislature returned to the state Capitol this week for the First Session of the 59th Oklahoma Legislature.  The session officially began early Monday afternoon, when the House and Senate met in joint session to hear Gov.

Unemployment still low while job creation soars

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
OKLAHOMA CITY — State and national unemployment rates remain exceptionally low, and employers continue to hire at a blistering pace, despite persistent attempts by the Federal Reserve to throttle the U.S. economy. In Oklahoma, first-time claims for unemployment filed the week of Jan.
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

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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...
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