Local and state officials are working on plans to help Oklahomans who are now, or face becoming homeless. The effort is part of the federal stimulus package aimed at pulling the country through the current recession. Oklahoma is slated for nearly $8 million over a three-year period to provide homeless prevention programs. Oklahoma City, which […]
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Oklahomans weigh in on Obama
While Barack Obama gets high praise on a national scale for the job he has been doing as president, a majority of Oklahomans still have problems with the new president. In a poll out today by SoonerPoll.com, a slight majority of Oklahomans disapprove of the way Obama is doing his job, 48 percent to 47 […]
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Oklahoma DEQ has issued $7.3 million in fines since 2004
On May 5, 2008, the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality received a phone call from an Oklahoma City resident about some dead fish. The resident told DEQ there were between 20 and 30 dead fish in Chisholm Creek near N.W. 150th and Western Avenue. The estimated number was a bit off. It turned out there […]
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Tort reform takes a hit from Oklahoma lawmakers
The tort reform movement took a step backwards April 22 as the state Senate voted down one law suit reform bill while passing another which will be tweaked. House Bill 1602 failed to get the required 25 votes to pass out the Senate, falling short with 23 votes. The bill would have put to a […]
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Legislature bypasses governor to get voter ID laws passed
If the Legislature continues on the road it traveled with a voter identification bill last week, Oklahoma voters may need more than one pencil when they head to the polls next year. Besides picking candidates for a slew of offices, a pattern has developed from the Republican-controlled Legislature that could greatly expand the ballot. If […]
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Is Oklahoma headed for another oil bust?
urity blankets. “I believe our economy is more diversified since the ’80s,” Meacham said. “Look at what a big player aerospace is in Oklahoma City and Tulsa versus what it was in the ’80s “¦ biosciences. I don’t think we’re as diversified as we need to be yet, but certainly more than the ’80s.” “?Scott […]
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Appeals court grants death row inmate new trial
An Oklahoma City man convicted of a 1982 murder has been taken off death row and awarded a new trial. James T. Fisher was found guilty and given a death sentence for murdering Terry Gene Neal at Neal’s apartment on Dec. 11, 1982. Prosecutors alleged Fisher and Neal were arguing when Fisher grabbed a glass […]
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Oklahoma Bar Association members march to Capitol
They advanced on the state Capitol like Imperial Stormtroopers attacking a rebel base. More than 200 attorneys embarked on a million billable march to confront what they see as the evil empire: the Republican-controlled Legislature. LEGION OF ATTORNEYS MARCH OF THE JUDICIARY The cause was truth, justice and non-interference of monetary damages awarded by juries […]
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Oklahoma City school board chair questions if a money problem exists
The new chair of the Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education is still uncertain if a problem exists with the 2007 bond issue. “I really don’t know if there is a problem,” said board chairwoman Angela Monson. Before her election to the board chairman position in February, district officials were warning of serious issues […]
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Representative introduces tort reform bill to cap attorney fees
Whether a lawmaker has a conflict of interest concerning legislation over lawsuit reform might hinge on how the word “competitor” is defined. It might also come down to whether anyone is willing to pursue a complaint. INCOME CAP MONETARY CONSEQUENCES Rep. Dan Sullivan, R-Tulsa, is the main conduit for the tort reform effort in the […]