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Aerospace Company To Hire 20 Workers In Grove

Gov. Mary Fallin announced Tuesday that Ferra Engineering would expand in Oklahoma. More>>

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Income Taxes Give Boost To Oklahoma General Fund

Secretary of Finance Preston Doerflinger reported Tuesday that total collections to the fund through 11 months of the current fiscal year total $5 billion. More>>

Oklahoma City Council Approves $1.028 Billion Budget

Oklahoma City Council Tuesday approved a $1.028 billion City budget for fiscal year 2013-2014. More>>

Oklahoma Senator Joins Push For Replacing $1 Bills With Coins

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn has joined four other senators in promoting the replacement of $1 bills with $1 coins. More>>

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Coburn Outlines Plan To Save FAA Jobs During Sequester
Coburn Outlines Plan To Save FAA Jobs During Sequester
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn writes letter to FAA asking it to reconsider furloughs. He drafted his own plan, which he says will save hundreds of millions.
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U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn writes letter to FAA asking it to reconsider furloughs. He drafted his own plan, which he says will save hundreds of millions.More >>
OK Governor Announces Petition Drive On Secondhand Smoke
OK Governor Announces Petition Drive On Secondhand Smoke
Governor Mary Fallin has announced plans to put tobacco regulations aimed at reducing second hand smoke to a vote of the people.More >>
Governor Mary Fallin has announced plans to put tobacco regulations aimed at reducing second hand smoke to a vote of the people.More >>
Oklahoma Lawmaker Hopes To Crack Down On Free Cell Phone Fraud
Oklahoma Lawmaker Hopes To Crack Down On Free Cell Phone Fraud
An Oklahoma state representative is advancing legislation to tighten restrictions in the Lifeline program that provides cell phones to low-income Americans.More >>
An Oklahoma state representative is advancing legislation to tighten restrictions in the Lifeline program that provides cell phones to low-income Americans.More >>

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RNC Chairman, Oklahoma House Speaker To Meet In OKC
RNC Chairman, Oklahoma House Speaker To Meet In OKC

Chairman Reince Priebus is scheduled to meet with reporters Monday afternoon at the Oklahoma State Capitol alongside Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon.More >>
Chairman Reince Priebus is scheduled to meet with reporters Monday afternoon at the Oklahoma State Capitol alongside Oklahoma House Speaker T.W. Shannon.More >>

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Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation
Vietnam hunger strike tests official intimidation
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone.More >>
Cu Huy Ha Vu's books come with pages torn out by prison guards. Only some of his letters reach home. He is not allowed to access evidence from his trial or to see his wife alone.More >>
Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakes
Obama's Berlin speech: History raises the stakes
President Barack Obama's 26-hour whirlwind visit to Berlin caps three days of international summitry for the president, and marks his return to a place where he once summoned a throng of 200,000 to share his...More >>
Five years and 50 years. As President Barack Obama revisits Berlin, he can't escape those anniversaries and the inevitable comparisons to history and personal achievement.More >>
Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
Senator: IRS to pay $70M in employee bonuses
An influential Republican senator says the Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic...More >>
The Internal Revenue Service is about to pay $70 million in employee bonuses despite an Obama administration directive to cancel discretionary bonuses because of automatic spending cuts enacted this year, according to a GOP...More >>
House to consider cuts to food stamps
House to consider cuts to food stamps
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.More >>
A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program.More >>
Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
Capitol's Frederick Douglass statue to be unveiled
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.More >>
The 19th-century orator and writer Frederick Douglass will once again stand tall in the U.S. Capitol.More >>
Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
Social issues still fire up GOP despite 2012 loss
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: "Not so fast."More >>
Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast.More >>
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Budget office view boosts Senate immigration bill
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of...More >>
Supporters of a far-reaching immigration bill in the Senate see fresh momentum from a report by the Congressional Budget Office that says the measure would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits by billions of dollars.More >>
Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA
Obama relying on untested oversight board on NSA
The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties...More >>
The obscure oversight board that President Barack Obama wants to scrutinize the National Security Agency's secret surveillance system is little known for good reason. The U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board...More >>
Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions
Obama to renew calls for nuclear reductions
President Barack Obama will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles during a speech in Berlin Wednesday.More >>
President Barack Obama on Wednesday will renew his call to reduce the world's nuclear stockpiles, including a proposed one-third reduction in U.S. and Russian arsenals, a senior administration official said.More >>
Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
Rural lawmakers push for farm bill votes in House
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan votes for a five year, half-trillion dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.More >>
Farm-state lawmakers are scrambling to win bipartisan support for a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill on the House floor this week.More >>

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