Headlines for Wednesday, March 15, 2017:
Republican State Senator faces investigations after spending time with a teenage boy in a hotel room. (NewsOK)
Congressional plans to overhaul Obamacare could get costly for Oklahomans. (AP)
Senate rejects bill to change income tax reduction trigger. (Tulsa World)
Bill to eliminate tax cut trigger faces uncertainty in the House. (NewsOK)
First measure for Gov’s criminal justice reform passes the House. (Tulsa World)
Senate passes a bill to strengthen penalties against a synthetic opioid. (Journal Record)
State’s general fund receives $15.3M extra through accounting changes. (Tulsa World)
State’s budget officer questions accounting of general fund. (NewsOK)
State budget cuts could force the closure of 16 state parks. (Tulsa World)
One of Oklahoma’s closed rural hospitals could reopen under new management. (Journal Record)
Governor appoints former Governor Keating to OU Board of Regents. (NewsOK)
OKC hotel operators oppose a service charge fee from the city. (Journal Record)
OKC Councilman Ed Shadid suggests cut to MAPS sales tax. (NewsOK)
Small businesses feeling optimistic about the future. (NewsOK)
Midtown OKC boom includes a brewery and tap room (NewsOK)
A longtime business in Oklahoma City’s Film Row is closing. (Journal Record)
Russell Westbrook gets his 33rd triple-double of the season in a win in New York City. (NewsOK)
