Updated: Energy company says its royalty owners ‘can make up their own minds’ how to vote after tax increase
“Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Legislature increased taxes on gross production by 150 percent,” the letter said.
Shakedown: Oklahoma’s largest private prison wants more money—or else
With Oklahoma’s prisons now operating at 114 percent capacity, the private corrections operator has the bargaining power to ask the state for more money despite a host of problems in its past.
‘Smoke ’em if you got ’em’: A subdued celebration of medical marijuana in Oklahoma
On the morning of the election, Harold Hamm, Oklahoma’s richest man and chairman and CEO of Continental Resources Inc., sent out a company-wide email urging employees to vote against SQ 788.
Emails show Pruitt mulled running the EPA from hometown of Tulsa, though plan was eventually scrapped
In emails discussing the plan, staffers said Pruitt required a “secure cabinet or safe” as well as a secure room to receive classified information from President Donald Trump and members of his cabinet.
Lobbyists give more than $51K in contributions in race for governor — mostly to one candidate
Registered lobbyists have given more than $51,000 in campaign contributions to Oklahoma gubernatorial candidates leading up to Tuesday’s primary election, with Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb receiving the bulk of the money.
Anti-medical marijuana group spends half million to oppose ballot measure
Because the PAC did not register with the Ethics Commission until May, and because of the way the filing periods fall, the public will not find out who is financing the opposition group until after the June election.
Survivors of Oklahoma City bombing left with questions about how money from disaster fund was distributed
Some survivors say they still struggle to gain access to millions of dollars donated to help them get on with their lives after the 1995 bombing
Five years after tornado, residents of Oklahoma town still waiting for money back from homebuilding scam
Residents still talk about the charismatic dark-haired woman from Texas with seven different last names who arrived on a mission from God to help the mobile home park rebuild.
