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Headlines: Homeless Students, Prison Marriages & Pot Rally

Headlines for Monday June 1, 2015:

  • Despite a strong economy in Oklahoma, the state’s homeless student population is rising. (Oklahoma Watch)

  • State Colleges and Universities are facing cuts from the state budget. (NewsOK)

  • Bartlesville schools are preparing for budget cuts. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)

  • A judge rules in favor of the state in the 2011 death of Serenity Deal. (NewsOK)

  • The state’s new Workers Compensation Commission is asking for an Attorney General’s opinion on being allowed to meet behind closed doors. (Journal Record)

  • Oklahoma prisons are halting all weddings until the U.S. Supreme Court decides on same-sex marriages. (NewsOK)

  • Not surprising, the month of May in 2015 tops the list of the wettest month in state history. (Tulsa World)

  • A new Food and Shelter proposal for a Norman neighborhood is facing some objections. (Norman Transcript)

  • Researchers are updating the architectural plans at the State Capitol before beginning renovation. (NewsOK)

  • Oklahomans rallied at the state capital Saturday for a stronger medical marijuana initiative. (News9)

  • Democrats top the list of most votes missed in the State House this session. (Tulsa World)

  • Experts question recent maneuvers by Sandridge Energy. (Journal Record)

  • Passenger rail in Tulsa is facing delays. (Tulsa World)

  • A new documentary film focuses on the history of African- American towns in Oklahoma. (Muskogee Phoenix)

  • Heavy rains lead to the discovery of thousand year old human remains in southwest Oklahoma. (Lawton Constitution)

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