Drought Disappearing from Oklahoma, Texas After Record Rainfall July 20, 2015 By Sean Murphy Record-shattering spring showers across Oklahoma have replenished lakes and reservoirs, helped farmers recover from a difficult year and eliminated any...
Oklahoma Governor Signs Measure Preventing Local Fracking Bans June 1, 2015 By Sean Murphy Oklahoma cities and counties would no longer be able to ban hydraulic fracturing — a process commonly called fracking —...
Oklahoma Roads in Bad Shape After Record Rainfall, Flooding May 28, 2015 By Sean Murphy Record-smashing rainfall and torrential flooding that hammered Oklahoma in May has likely caused millions of dollars’ worth of damage to...
Oklahoma Ridesharing Bill Passes Senate Without Discrimination Protections April 17, 2015 By Sean Murphy A bill that sets up a regulatory framework in Oklahoma for ridesharing programs such as Uber and Lyft passed the...
Oklahoma Treasurer: Insurance Bills ‘Shameful’ March 9, 2015 By Sean Murphy State Treasurer Ken Miller says two bills that would keep his office from linking Oklahoma residents with rightful life insurance...
University Presidents Oppose Push for Guns on Campuses in Oklahoma October 10, 2014 By Sean Murphy Allowing more students and faculty at colleges and universities to carry guns on campus would be a serious mistake and...
More Problems at Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Commission August 4, 2014 By Sean Murphy Members of a new state agency charged with overseeing Oklahoma’s system for compensating injured workers may have to vote again...
Oklahoma Insurance, Commerce Commissioners to Be Decided in Primary June 23, 2014 By Sean Murphy Voters in the Republican primary in Oklahoma will decide who will be the state’s next regulators of both the insurance...
Oklahoma Gov. Backs Statewide Vote on School Storm Shelters, Safety Upgrades January 30, 2014 By Sean Murphy Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed a proposal that would enable voters to weigh in on efforts to improve school safety...
Proposal to Raise Gift Allowance from Lobbyists Raises Concern in Oklahoma December 6, 2013 By Sean Murphy A plan to increase by 500 percent the amount in meals and other gifts that a lobbyist can give to...