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BLM oil, gas lease nets more than $20 million

AP News 19 days ago

BLM oil, gas lease in New Mexico and 3 other states nets more than $20 million The Bureau of Land Management's quarterly oil and gas lease sale has netted nearly $20.4 million for 34 federal leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and ...

Thompson lifts No. 13 Oklahoma past Missouri

AP News 20 days ago

Thompson scores with 9.6 seconds left, No. 13 Oklahoma beats Missouri 62-61 Amanda Thompson scored off a rebound with 9.6 seconds left to give No. 13 Oklahoma a 62-61 victory over Missouri on Wednesday night. Nyeshia Stevenson led Oklahoma (13-4, 3-1 Big ...

Okla. lawmaker pushes property tax cap measure

AP News 20 days ago

Oklahoma lawmaker urges House speaker to 'step up' and support his property tax cap bill A simmering feud boiled over Tuesday when the GOP author of a property tax cap bill urged Oklahoma Republican House Speaker Chris Benge to "step up" and ...

US House committee chair tours Okla. road projects

AP News 21 days ago

US House committee chairman gets look at Okla. highway projects, some funded by stimulus cash OKLAHOMA CITY — The chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee praised the progress being made on Oklahoma highway projects funded by $465 million in ...

Feds say Mattress World recalls 750 mattress sets

AP News 27 days ago

Mattress World voluntarily recalls 750 mattress sets deemed a fire hazard; refunds offered Mattress World recalled 750 mattress sets Wednesday, saying the bedding posed a fire hazard. The voluntary recall, announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, includes twin, full, queen and ...

Okla. GOP lawmakers tout pro-business agenda

AP News 28 days ago

Okla. Republicans tout pro-business legislative agenda; vow to tackle workers' compensation Republicans will target the workers' compensation system during Oklahoma's 2010 Legislature in a pro-business agenda that GOP leaders said Tuesday will promote job growth through lower taxes and less regulation. "The ...

Group seeks protection for rat, 4 other creatures

AP News 29 days ago

Environmental group seeks federal protection for Texas kangaroo rat, 4 other species An environmental group filed a petition Monday to list the Texas kangaroo rat as a federally endangered species because the sparse brushland where the large, hopping rodent makes its home ...

Congressman to inspect Oklahoma stimulus projects

AP News 29 days ago

Congressman to inspect some of Oklahoma's stimulus-funded transportation projects Oklahoma's stimulus-funded transportation projects will come under the spotlight this month when the head of a congressional committee visits to see how the state is spending $465 million in federal contributions, the state's ...

Scientist disputes Okla. watershed pollution study

AP News 33 days ago

Poultry industry witness says Okla. pollution study omitted data, calls results 'not reliable' A study by the state of Oklahoma showing phosphorous pollution in a sensitive watershed was incomplete, rife with errors and "not scientifically defensible," a scientist testified Thursday in federal ...

Okla. boy says mom, her friend beat him over food

AP News 33 days ago

Oklahoma boy says his mother, her friend beat him regularly, set him on fire over food Bernell McCall used his scarred wrists to tell part of his story: Showing them to a judge Wednesday, he said his mother and her friend often ...

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