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Oklahoma News

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4 hrs ago | TulsaWorld.com - State

Cigarette makers lose fight with state over payments

Two cigarette manufacturers have lost their fight with the state of Oklahoma over their obligation to pay into escrow accounts.

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Related Topix: Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, US News, Oklahoma Government

9 hrs ago | KTUL

Oklahomans Testify On Predator Bill

The authors of Oklahoma's nursing home predator law have testified before a U.S. House subcommittee about the need for the legislation.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

Thu Jul 24, 2008

The Norman Transcript

Terrill bankruptcy case reviewed

A Moore lawmaker's 2005 bankruptcy petition is being re-examined by an official assigned to the case, after published reports alleged irregularities between the bankruptcy petition and the lawmaker's state ...

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

KTUL

Okla. Health Official Going To Iraq

Federal officials say that Oklahoman Terry Cline will be the next health attache and representative at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.

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Related Topix: Travel, Iraq Travel, Iraq, World News

NewsOK.com

Merit Protection Commission fires director

The deputy director of the Oklahoma Merit Protection Commission has been fired for alleged "misconduct, inefficiency, conduct unbecoming a state employee and insubordination." Austin Gilley said he received his ...

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

Joplin Globe

Oklahoma: Technicians needed for wind power jobs

Oklahoma educators should be creating programs to train people to become turbine technicians as more wind power opportunities come to the state, a Texas energy official says.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Wed Jul 23, 2008

CBS News

Anti-gay Okla. Lawmaker Caught With Gun At Capitol

A state lawmaker who gained national notoriety with an anti-homosexual rant was stopped from entering the state Capitol Wednesday when she was found to have a loaded handgun in her purse, the Oklahoma Highway ...

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government, Gay/Lesbian

KOCO

Man Gets Probation For Posting Fliers At OU

A man who admitted putting up fliers around the University of Oklahoma campus calling for the overthrow of the school has been sentenced to probation.

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Related Topix: University of Oklahoma

KSWO

Boys ranch to stop taking donated horses

A boys ranch in Edmond that's accepted donated horses and sold them will no longer take the animals.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

KTUL

Temperatures Push Past 100 Degrees

Sandra Leeds knew something was wrong when she became dizzy and nauseated and walked into a door as the temperature climbed toward 100 degrees.

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Related Topix: Weather

Main Headlines

Landowners voice concerns over proposed power line

KINGFISHER - Landowners along a proposed 120-mile Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. power line should join together to oppose the line, a Woodward landowner said at a meeting Tuesday.Candyce Kline of Woodward was one ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

The Shawnee News-Star

Oklahoma mayors, vice mayors come together for summer retreat

Mayors in the Tri-County area will join other mayors and vice mayors from communities across Oklahoma for the Oklahoma Conference of Mayors Summer Retreat Thursday through Saturday in Weatherford.

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Related Topix: Shawnee, OK, Weatherford, OK

Air Force Times

Medal mix-up appeared on candidate Web site

A Norman man running for a state House seat said he listed the wrong name for a medal he received during his time in the Oklahoma Air National Guard.

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Related Topix: US Military, Oklahoma Government, US Air Force

Tulsa World

OKC ballet votes against merger

The board of directors of Ballet Oklahoma has rejected a possible merger with Tulsa Ballet and instead voted overwhelmingly in favor of a proposal to reinvent the Oklahoma City-based organization.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma City Metro, Oklahoma City, OK, Tulsa Metro, Tulsa, OK

AdaEveningNews.com - Ada, Oklahoma

Tribe fights to be heard on water issue

An Oklahoma Indian tribe claims tribal governments are being excluded from the state's effort to develop a 50-year water plan.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

Mon Jul 21, 2008

KFOR-TV

Republicans draw top spot on state ballot

During a drawing Monday at the state Capitol, the Republicans were selected to appear first on the ballot.

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Related Topix: US News, Oklahoma Government

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Press

911 call released in killings of 2 Okla. girls

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation hopes a 911 call will lead to help in solving the mysterious killings of two girls last month in eastern Oklahoma.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

KHBS

Okla. Police Probe Burned Dog Mystery

Veterinarians throughout eastern Oklahoma are issuing warnings about a rash of brutal attacks against dogs.

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Related Topix: Oklahoma Government

Sun Jul 20, 2008

The Dispatch

On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd

Five mustangs pounded across the high desert recently, their dark manes and tails giving shape to the wind.

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Related Topix: University of California System, UC Davis

NewsOK.com

Accidents late Friday kill two Oklahomans [13 mins ago]

Two people were killed on wrecks late Friday on state roads, according to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Ponca City, OK, Kay County, OK

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