Okie Notes
News Roundup
What if you could see NYC’s climate pollution?
“Climate of Doubt” by PBS Frontline
Steve Coll: How Exxon Shaped the Climate Debate
Open Carry goes into effect Nov. 1
U.S. Supreme Court declines to allow Oklahoma ‘personhood’ initiative to move forward … Continue reading
Tuesday Links
- The Xenia Institute: African-American couple that helped desegregate Norman receive Sam Matthews Social Justice Award
- Oklahoma Citizen: Free workshops provide overview of bills coming from OK legislature, citizen advocacy advice
- NewsOK: Salvation Army prepared for bitterly cold night in OKC area
- The Norman Transcript: University offers ‘dream’ course in Native science
- NewsOK: Debate is exploding on Oklahoma City’s urban design ordinances
- The Lost Ogle: The one where Governor Mary Fallin steals a story from Public Radio…
Monday Links
- OK Policy Blog: Budget cuts are eroding the public health infrastructure
- NewsOK: Oklahoma shows reduction in children dying from abuse and neglect
- NewsOK: Downtown Oklahoma City sees low crime rates, but surrounding zip codes fare worse
- NewsOK: Oklahoma’s foreign-born population continues to grow in most counties
- Tulsa World: Muskogee voters could raise hotel tax to 8 percent
- Tulsa World: After two years, needed federal posts in Oklahoma remain unfilled
- Tulsa World: Coming cold poses higher risk to older Oklahomans
- NewsOK: Oklahoma City leaders considering alternatives to downtown streetcar
- Tulsa World: Five Tulsa-area districts firm in not adhering to voucher law
- Tulsa World: Austin company wins $16.7M contract for new Oklahoma voting machines
Friday Links
- Bob Waldrop: On destroying my landscape’s ecosystem: a minor elegy in a melancholy key
- FOI Oklahoma: State Senate’s new rules give public, senators one legislative day to review bills before vote
- NewsOK: Many areas in Oklahoma continue in drought
- NewsOK: Affidavit claims judge in Ersland case called Mexicans “nothing but filthy animals”
- NewsOK: Randy Brogdon, 2 other ex-lawmakers take jobs with Oklahoma Insurance Department
- NewsOK: Attempt to block Governor Henry from making high court pick fails
- Tulsa World: State prisons grapple with rising population of aging inmates
- Tulsa World: ODOT fears it could lose $115 million under U.S.
Tuesday Links
- Stillwater NewsPress: Death of cyclist leads ODOT to change policy on rumble strips
- The African-Native American Genealogy Blog: The Case of Susan Colbert, Cherokee Father, Choctaw Freedman Mother
- NewsOK: Debate continues over Oklahoma City streetcars
- Native American Times: Cherokee, Apple partner to put language on iPhones
Monday Links
- NewsOK: Minorities, men make up most Oklahoma City homicides; firearms most common cause
- blue oklahoma: It’s time to appoint the insurance commissioner!
- CapitolBeatOK: Instead of running M.E. transition, Leftwich faces Courthouse surrender. And Terrill, too
- NewsOK: Man claims Oklahoma Highway Patrol seized money, but it was not drug-related
- NewsOK: Rep.
Wednesday Links
- OK Policy Blog: FY ’12 revenue certification still adds up to more hard times
- NewsOK: Campaign cracks down on drivers running red, yellow lights
- The Norman Transcript: Utility director not ready to declare Norman’s water unsafe
- Tulsa World: Law firm donating $1.2 million in legal services to defend city against police corruption lawsuits
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: Precious Resources – Tulsa sustainability plan is underway
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: Tulsa-based think tank OK Policy Institute forecasts state financial woes
- NewsOK: Oklahoma population grew almost 9 percent since 2000
- Urban Tulsa Weekly: The Face of Hunger – Oklahoma’s increasingly hungry population
- NewsOK: GOP leaders support Oklahoma income tax cut
- NewsOK: Using marker at school leads to OKC 13-year-old’s arrest
Monday Links
- Doug Dawgz Blog: A Tale of Two Energies
- A Downtown ontheRange: Convention center site selection nearing
- Tulsa World: Tulsa may charge motorists for firefighter runs to accidents
- Tulsa World: State’s oldest person dead at 110
- NewsOK: Judge rules in favor of Stillwater mayor
- NewsOK: Lift on Amtrak gun ban won’t apply to Oklahoma
- NewsOK: Norman water’s level of chromium-6 is 200 times California’s proposed limit
- Oklahoma Women’s Network Blog: Some Numbers on How Underfunded Mental Health is In Oklahoma
Thursday Links
- Oklahomans For Responsible Government: Disappointing turnout for bond elections
- NewsOK: Federal attorneys decline to prosecute half of the crimes referred from Indian country
- Norman Transcript: City close to agreements with two unions
- Tulsa World: Tulsa moves toward privatizing zoo
- NewsOK: Donations sought for Oklahoma City Animal Shelter
- NewsOK: $33 million for Oklahoma projects in Senate spending bill
Wednesday Links
- OK Policy Blog: State Revenues one-third full or two-thirds empty?
- CapitolBeatOK: State Revenue in November climbs above prior year but misses estimate
- NewsOK: OKC’s new school calendar to mean big adjustments
- ROUTES: East Main Place helping people without homes turn over a new leaf
- Tulsa World: Data show households in southern, eastern Oklahoma get most public assistance dollars
- Tulsa World: Oklahoma among top states in child abuse and neglect deaths
- NewsOK: Half of Oklahoma Agriculture Department employees receive raises
- NewsOK: Skunk stinks up Oklahoma town’s $16,000 worth of toys
- Tulsa World: Court rejects Oklahoma execution protocol challenge
- Tulsa World: Oklahoma lawmaker seeks to delay tax cuts
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