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Gas prices climb, but Oklahoma averages second-lowest fuel cost across the US
News9 - Oklahoma
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Gas prices are on the rise as oil companies make the seasonal switch to the more expensive summer fuel blend, which is designed to meet stricter environmental regulations during warmer months. However, Oklahomans won't see a major shift in prices,...
Nutson's Weekly Auto News Wrapup June 29-July 5, 2025
Autochannel
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AUTO CENTRAL - Louisville, KY - July 6, 2025: Every Sunday for the past three decades, Larry Nutson, The Chicago Car Guy and TACH Executive Producer, compiled his take on this past week's automotive news, condensed into easy-to-digest news...
BIG PIVOTS: Tri-State Getting Out of the Coal Business? Part Two
Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado
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July 2, 2025
This story appeared on BigPivots.com on June 30, 2025. We are sharing it in two parts. Read Part One As it prepares to leave coal mostly behind, Tri-State Generation & Transmission has begun building large amounts of new renewables, including a...
Possible federal food assistance cuts impact to Oklahoma by the numbers
News9 - Oklahoma
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The Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill would slash funding for federal food assistance over the next decade. It would also make it harder for people to qualify for the program. Experts said the measure would impact...
Home insurance rates in Oklahoma are wildly distorted
Chickasha Express Star - Oklahoma
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As a warming planet delivers more wildfires, hurricanes and other threats, America’s once reliably boring home insurance market has become the place where climate shocks collide with people’s pocketbooks. The turmoil in insurance markets is a...
Oklahoma Lottery Pick 3, Lucky For Life results for June 29, 2025
The Oklahoman
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The Oklahoma Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 29, 2025, results for each game: Winning Pick 3 numbers from June 29 drawing 5-1-6 Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here. Winning Lucky For...
Lankford highlights benefits of new bill for Oklahoma families and businesses
OKC Standard - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
Senator James Lankford, US Senator for Oklahoma | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator James Lankford, US Senator for Oklahoma | Official U.S. Senate headshot US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) announced the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill,...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander set up to be all-time Oklahoma hero | Berry Tramel’s ScissorTales
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY — An NBA Game 7 in Paycom Center. A championship parade through downtown OKC. The NBA Draft. NBA free agency. Contract extensions for superstars. Quite a 10-day period for pro basketball in Oklahoma. It’s quite all right if you feel...
Arkansas man sentenced to ten years for armed bank robbery
Sooner State News - Oklahoma
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July 1, 2025
Robert J. "Bob" Troester U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of OklahomaRobert J. "Bob" Troester U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma Brian Keith Mays, a 58-year-old resident of Arkansas, has been...
July 2 - Sen. Jim Banks praises President Trump’s U.S. Attorney nominees for Indiana
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly - Indiana
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., released a statement June 30 after President Trump’s nomination of Adam Mildred to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana and Thomas Wheeler II to be United States Attorney for the...
Relation Insurance Acquires Oklahoma’s Advantage Insurance Group
Insurance Journal
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July 1, 2025
Relation Insurance Services acquired the assets of Advantage Insurance Group. The transaction went into effect on May 31, 2025; terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Advantage Insurance Group, a family-owned business based in El Reno,...
Nevada among states changing laws to lure business
Northern Nevada Business Weekly
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July 1, 2025
CLAYMONT, Del. — Lawmakers in Nevada, Texas and Oklahoma have recently approved changes aimed at helping their states dip into the lucrative side of corporate litigation that Delaware, with a specialized court and business-friendly laws, has...
LOFT report exposes budget mismanagement at Oklahoma mental health department
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) has released a new report highlighting budget failures within the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS). The LOFT report detailed...
PROTEST PLAYOFF 2020: Selection Sunday
Bring On The Cats - Kansas
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July 6, 2025
Welcome to the fifth Selection Sunday of the new Protest Playoff! For this first section of playoff recreations (2014-2024), this will be pretty easy. We have the committee’s final CFP rankings for each year and can seed off those, along with...
Oklahoma leaders push to save E-7 Wedgetail program amid Pentagon budget cuts
News9 - Oklahoma
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The future of the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft program, which is set to replace the aging E-3 Sentry AWACS fleet stationed at Tinker Air Force Base, is uncertain as the Department of Defense considers canceling the program in its latest budget proposal....
New Oklahoma laws now in effect as of July 1
KOKH - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — 100 of the new laws the Oklahoma legislature passed during its most recent session are now in effect. One of those laws increases the compensation for those who are wrongfully convicted in the state to $50,000 for...
“Oklahoma” at Park Playhouse in Washington Park proves it’s not wasy to be free
WAMC - New York
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June 29, 2025
There’s an old saying that claims, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” That seems wise, but such a simple statement can be complex. Park Playhouse is the theater company beginning a four week run of “Oklahoma” in Albany’s Washington Park....
Osage Congress turns down settlement payment with Oklahoma Turnpike Authority; OTA says $845,000 in tolls unpaid
News9 - Oklahoma
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The Osage Nation Congress turned down a proposed settlement payment with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority, as proposed by Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear. The Chief said it would eliminate a barrier to negotiations on a tobacco compact, but also...
John Waldron elected as chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma Democratic Party elected State Representative John Waldron as the party's chair for the next two years. Erin Brewer, a former candidate for State Senate, was elected Vice Chair. Alberto Alonso-Sandoval was also...
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander agrees to massive extension — $71 million per year — with Oklahoma City Thunder
Baltimore Sun - Maryland
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July 1, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have agreed on a record-setting four-year, $285 million extension that would give him the highest average annual salary in NBA history, a person with knowledge of the agreement...