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Energy
Oklahoma fights EPA over carbon pollution
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said he has joined with 24 other states in an appeal against new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that would force the closure of carbon-fueled power plants across the country.
Tribal
Oklahoma tribal leaders advocate for new FCC code to aid in MMIP crisis
Leaders of the Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee and Seminole nations are urging the FCC to establish a new event code to help locate missing and endangered adults — a crucial tool for tribal nations impacted by the MMIP crisis.
Capitol
Key criminal justice bills in limbo
Bills to charge more shoplifting offenses as felonies and mandate lenient prison sentences for domestic violence survivors are in limbo with three weeks to go in the legislative session, but several other criminal justice measures have been signed into law.
Banking/Finance
Are interest rates high enough to beat inflation?
The sharp interest rate hikes of the past two years will likely take longer than previously expected to bring down inflation, several Federal Reserve officials have said in recent comments, suggesting there may be few, if any, rate cuts this year.
Law
Judge accused of shooting at his brother-in-law’s home
An Oklahoma judge awaiting trial for allegedly shooting at parked vehicles and rear-ending a woman in Texas now faces charges in his own state, accusing him of shooting into the home of his brother-in-law six months before the road-rage incident.
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