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As Democrats joined Republicans in a chorus of criticism over the gradual imposition of Obamacare, State Rep. Mike Ritze is contesting the federal takeover of health care in Oklahoma. Ritze, a family physician, is a Broken Arrow Republican. Three years [...]

Unofficial results Tuesday showed that Mayor Dewey Bartlett and ex-mayor Kathy Taylor finished in the top two spots in the mayoral primary and will advance the general election in November. Former City Councilor Bill Christiansen finished third. Perennial candidates Lawrence [...]

House Speaker T.W. Shannon and Sen. Josh Brecheen’s measure to limit bond indebtedness has been signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin. House Bill 2195 limits debt service payments or how much of the General Revenue Fund can be used [...]

Sen. Bryce Marlatt and Rep. Mike Jackson said a bill to ensure more equitable representation on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board has been signed into law.  Marlatt and Jackson are the authors of Senate Bill 965, which was signed by [...]

State Sen. Kyle Loveless announced plans to file a series of bills that would restore some of the 2009 lawsuit reform measures struck down by the Oklahoma Supreme Court last week. The court ruled 7-2 that the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform [...]

Legislation involving water, animal welfare, agritourism and property rights were all successfully passed with the support of the state’s largest farm organization. “We are extremely pleased with lawmakers passing measures on these critical issues for rural Oklahoma,” said Mike Spradling, [...]

May of 2013 will become a memorable month for Oklahomans, according to the Oklahoma Climatological Survey “In a state so accustomed to highly variable and often tumultuous weather, May 2013 will be long remembered as one of its most notorious,” [...]

Tulsa water customers who don’t wish to pay $43.68 for ambulance have until June 30 to cancel the fee at City Hall or on the Internet. The majority of Tulsa utility customers pay a monthly fee of $3.64 that would [...]

COLLEGE STATION – When it comes to weather, sometimes history does repeat itself.  The recent storm that struck Moore is just one of more than 100 that have hit the Oklahoma City area in the last century, says a Texas [...]

STILLWATER– For Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel, awareness of the price paid for reduced drought in the state comes with profound sadness. “Recent storms culminated in deadly tornadoes and record rain totals in central and [...]