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Chesapeake Energy Corp. leaders were able to stave off a recommendation to oust the Oklahoma City-based company’s CEO Aubrey McClendon and former U.S. Sen. Don Nickles from the board at June 10’s annual shareholder meeting.

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After about half a year on the job, one legislative session and at least one highly contentious state Board of Education meeting under her belt, Superintendent of Public Instruction Janet Barresi said she still has the same amount of energy, if not more, than when she took office.

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When the Myriad Botanical Gardens publicly revealed the progress from the adjacent park’s ongoing renovation in April, many in Oklahoma City considered it a success.

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Few people in Oklahoma politics are as polarizing as state Rep. Sally Kern. Beloved by some, reviled by others, the preacher’s wife, schoolteacher, grandmother and state representative has made national headlines more than once.

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State laws restricting corporate independent campaign expenditures and requiring registration as a political action committee in Oklahoma are considered “unenforceable” in the wake of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, according to some state officials.

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The timeline arose after the subcommittee overseeing the MAPS 3 convention center requested a revised timeline from Architectural Design Group in order to speed up the convention center’s progress. With a price tag of more than $250 million, the convention center is the most expensive MAPS 3 project.

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Several metro-area municipalities are setting aside money in their upcoming fiscal year budgets to help pay for a study that could lead to commuter rail lines running to and from downtown Oklahoma City.

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Freedom of information advocates voiced support for U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Oklahoma native accused of one of the biggest information leaks in history.

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Under a MAPS 3 timeline that has yet to receive the City Council’s stamp of approval, the $130 million park, located between what will be the future boulevard and the realigned Interstate 40 and Robinson and Hudson avenues, would be one of the last projects completed in the program.

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The final campaign reports are filed from this year’s Oklahoma City Council elections, and the amount collected and spent in the four races, both by candidates and two groups making independent expenditures, is significant.

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The recent MAPS 3 convention center subcommittee meeting pegged a site for the new center, while a timeline approved by the group has major implications for almost all other MAPS 3 projects.

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The public got its first glimpse at the proposed city budget for the upcoming fiscal year during the May 10 City Council meeting.

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A decision about the future of the troubled Crossroads Mall may be coming within the next few months, and one of the property’s managers laid out some possible options at the May 11 Mayor’s Development Roundtable.

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The recent Oklahoma City Council elections raised several questions about anonymous donors after an unprecedented amount of money was funneled through at least two nonprofit groups: one on behalf of firefighters, the other on behalf of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber’s Forward OKC program.

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Outside of elected officials and public employees, it’s hard to argue that Devon Energy Executive Chairman Larry Nichols isn’t one of the most influential people in Oklahoma City government.