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Claiming age discrimination, several former Oklahoma County employees are suing the county and District 2 County Commissioner Brian Maughan. The workers have filed a government tort claims notice with the county, the first step toward a lawsuit. “It’s what has to happen first before the lawsuit can take place,” said plaintiff attorney Josh Stockton. “Oklahoma […]

To take a drive down S.W. 17th Street in Oklahoma City is to tour a modern day Bailey Park from Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.” The street is lined with small, cookie-cut buildings; children play basketball, friends talk and walk, and workers greet each other as they pass. What goes on at the address […]

Oklahoma is joining more than 10 other states suing the federal government. Less than 24 hours after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a national overhaul of health care, Oklahoma’s Speaker of the House and Senate President Pro Tem asked the state attorney general to file a suit against the federal government and challenge the […]

Paul Thompson, a social activist for 40 years in the metro area, died March 4 after what is described by friends as a “brief and unexpected illness.” Thompson was admitted to Mercy Hospital following a stroke, and passed away days later from a heart attack. Memorial services were held on Sunday, March 14. Thompson, 70, […]

Rob Rogers has a history restoring and preserving historic properties in New York, but his plans for SandRidge Energy Corp.’s downtown campus are facing opposition from individuals and preservationists who feel the plan is too suburban for downtown and will take away several of the city’s oldest buildings. Wide openHurdlesRead the submitted plan Rogers, principal […]

If getting voters to agree to a new convention center was a tough sell, finding the right location could prove even tougher. A new study suggests putting the convention center closer to Bricktown is a better idea than closer to the proposed central park, which is where the city’s Core to Shore master plan had […]

On a coffee table in Judge Robert Henry’s offices in downtown Oklahoma City, underneath a copy of the “centennial Quran” that made rounds through the state Legislature in 2007, lies an inconspicuous wood and glass case housing an array of letter openers ” gifts from friends and colleagues over the years.Paradigm shifts‘Renaissance Man’‘To the next […]

Everyone in Oklahoma knows you can’t buy liquor in grocery stores. But how did these laws come about in the first place?Pending alcohol legislation Some think Oklahoma is still in the dry ages when it comes to liquor laws, like the group Oklahomans for Alcohol Law Reform. And there are those who think this state’s […]

As the Oklahoma Corporate Commission’s telecommunications staff debates over the draft of a new toll-free policy, rural telephone companies are arguing to keep the proposal alive. Many others are in opposition to whole idea of the proposal. “Earlier this year, staff asked the commissioners for permission to look into developing rules, with an eye looking […]

Oklahomans for Alcohol Law Reform is a grassroots organization attempting to change alcoholic beverage laws that are vestiges of the old “blue laws” system, including allowing liquor retailers to sell on Sundays. Randy Burleson, a founding member of the organization, said OFALR is not pushing for “obligatory regulations.” “We think it’s a matter of consumer […]