Task force divided on how to privatize Oklahoma's workers compensation insurer A legislative task force recommended Thursday that Oklahoma's workers' compensation agency be ...
Hundreds of Oklahoma seniors rally to protest cuts to nutrition programs Hundreds of seniors waved empty paper plates Wednesday to protest cutbacks in ...
Kansas, federal officials to discuss construction of proposed electric transmission lines Kansas and federal energy policymakers will gather this week to discuss ways to remove barriers to the construction of electric transmission lines. The meeting Tuesday in Lawrence will focus on issues ...
The Shattuck, Okla., Indians head coach Troy Bullard, center, talks to his team after they defeated Goodwell, Okla., and won their 91st consecutive high school football game, which sets a national record for 8-man teams and is the third-longest streak among prep ...
Health officials, advocates to seek smoking ban in bars and restaurants in Oklahoma Anti-smoking advocates called on lawmakers Thursday to make bars and restaurants in Oklahoma smoke-free by closing loopholes in the state law restricting smoking in public places. Officials from the ...
Senator calls condition of Oklahoma roads 'life threatening,' says state must get federal aid The poor state of Oklahoma's bridges and roads is "life threatening," and the state can't afford Congressional bickering that threatens to block federal aid for improvements, Oklahoma Sen. ...
Okla. utility announces $130 million in federal funds for deployment of smart-grid technology An application by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to install new digital electric meters has been approved for $130 million in federal stimulus funds. The Oklahoma City-based utility announced the ...
Group decides against eliminating Kan. transmission line as priority, wants more study A proposed ultra high-voltage power line in southern Kansas is back on the drawing board after a regional planning body decided Tuesday to keep it a priority. The board of ...
Abortion rights supporters have challenged two new Oklahoma laws that would give the state some of the strictest abortion laws in the country by forcing women to answer questions about race and their relationships, and to listen to a doctor talk them ...
Kansas, Oklahoma conduct first 2-state drill testing response to foot-and-mouth disease Trucks that could be hauling livestock along the Kansas and Oklahoma border were detained and their drivers questioned Thursday, during a drill aimed at protecting the nation's food supply from foot-and-mouth ...
Senate Roll Vote: How the Senate voted on a defense policy bill The 68-29 roll call Thursday by which the Senate passed a defense policy bill that includes a hates crimes provision. A "yes" vote is a vote to pass the bill. ...
Former poultry official says he wrote 2005 memo to warn of overuse of bird waste on farmland A former Arkansas poultry company executive testified Thursday that he wrote a memo in 2005 warning of the environmental dangers of spreading too much chicken ...
