2012-02-15T02:52:11-06:00 urn:uuid:ee69480c-20f0-4074-b84f-bbc8521666a8 urn:uuid:3211800-1-21412-2694927 2012-02-15T00:54:55-06:00

<p>A heated House committee meeting last week ended in a 6-5 vote to send a bill to the floor that gives the governor power to remove and replace appointees to state agencies, boards or commissions....</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21412-2695999 2012-02-15T00:54:55-06:00

<p>Oklahoma legislative leaders are pushing ahead on water policy legislation, despite the water rights lawsuit filed by American Indian tribes. We applaud Speaker Kris Steele on pushing the water proposals filed by House members....</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21312-2691976 2012-02-14T00:54:55-06:00

<p>Oklahoma’s Highway Patrol has 759 troopers, with 210 eligible to retire and another 26 becoming eligible this year. They certainly won’t all choose to retire at once, but the possibility worries patrol officials. Troop strength is the ...</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21312-2692585 2012-02-14T00:54:55-06:00

<p>The Pentagon has released its plans to downsize its forces and eliminate some weapons systems funding, ships and airplanes. But a published report says the state’s five military bases will likely be spared major cuts....</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21012-2679529 2012-02-12T00:10:59-06:00

<p>Oklahoma joins bus drivers and riders throughout the nation in the “Love the Bus” campaign to raise awareness and appreciation for the thousands of school bus drivers and aides who safely transport children to and from school each day....</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21012-2679727 2012-02-12T00:10:59-06:00

<p>When state budgets tightened up three legislative sessions ago, mental health and substance abuse treatment appropriations amounted to low-hanging fruit. It was easy for lawmakers to reduce treatment for mental health consumers and ...</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21012-2679588 2012-02-11T00:54:55-06:00

<p>State Republicans have invited all of the GOP presidential candidates to Oklahoma. Former candidate Herman Cain came to Oklahoma City in early December, just days after he suspended his campaign. Rick Santorum brought his charged-up ...</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-21012-2679650 2012-02-11T00:54:55-06:00

<p>Rating agencies are often courted by state, county and local officials seeking better ratings and thus lower interest costs on long-term debt financed through bonds. Oklahoma’s governor and other officials called on various agencies this ...</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-2712-2668266 2012-02-10T00:54:55-06:00

<p>The announcement by American Airlines that it will likely lay off almost a third of its Tulsa work force is terrible news. Looking for the bright side, the huge Tulsa maintenance facility will keep almost 70 percent of its employees ...</p>

urn:uuid:3211800-1-2912-2675553 2012-02-10T00:54:55-06:00

<p>Oklahoma kids continue to rank low in terms of poverty, health, child welfare, early childhood development and hunger....</p>