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Headlines: Anti-Gay Bills, Anti-Panhandling Ordinance & Remembering the Ten

Headlines for Wednesday, January 27, 2016:

  • Gay rights advocates criticize dozens of bills filed in the upcoming legislature. (Tulsa World)

  • Oklahoma’s health commissioner is pushing a $1.50 tax per pack of cigarettes. (Tulsa World)

  • New bill allows donations to the state’s general revenue. (Journal Record)

  • Firefighters group raises concerns about possible casualties of the 2017 budget deficit. (Enid News & Eagle)

  • A budget reduction plan at OU could save $20 million. (NewsOK)

  • Oklahoma County residents protest a possible turnpike east of Oklahoma City. (NewsOK)

  • OKC wants changes to a deal over the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum. (NewsOK)

  • Business developers criticize OKC fee increase. (Journal Record)

  • A new tougher anti-panhandling ordinance gets put on hold. (NewsOK)

  • Deadline looms for Tulsa Vision proposal. (Tulsa World)

  • An Edmond man gets acquitted on three charges for crimes allegedly committed in Kenya. (Edmond Sun)

  • A major Oklahoma drilling company unveils plans for the year. (Journal Record)

  • State unemployment drops despite losses in the energy industry. (NewsOK)

  • A newly formed foundation unveiled the names of business leaders taking influential roles in its operations. (NewsOK)

  • A Tulsa company announces a $12 million investment to strengthen the local economy. (Muskogee Phoenix)

  • Senator Lankford wants Andrew Jackson removed from $20 bill. (Journal Record)

  • OSU takes time to remember ten people killed in a plane crash 15 years ago today. (NewsOK)

  • Kevin Durant scores a season high in an overtime victory for the Thunder. (NewsOK)

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