Headlines for Friday, December 8, 2017:
Governor Fallin is calling lawmakers back into special session before Christmas. (Tulsa World)
Higher Education officials call for an increase in funding from the legislature. (NewsOK)
Oklahoma’s prisons are straining under increased capacity. (Journal Record)
Oklahoma is seeing an increase in its homeless population. (NewsOK)
The newly-reopened hospital in Sayre is working to make ends meet. (Journal Record)
Bixby school board takes no action after closed door meeting. (Tulsa World)
Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame inducts Tulsa’s first black policewoman (Tulsa World)
Rural development could halt under federal tax cut bill. (Journal Record)
Oil futures look strong. (NewsOK)
MAPS 3 tax collections come in over expectations. (Journal Record)
OKC celebrates renovation of historic railroad station. (NewsOK)
The Thunder travels south of the border and falls to the Brooklyn Nets. (NewsOK)