Headlines for Thursday, September 7, 2017:
Governor Fallin plans to call for a Special Session to start on September 25th. (Journal Record)
House Speaker says he will call again for the $1.50 cigarette tax. (Tulsa World)
A former State Senator is facing life in prison on charges of child pornography and sex trafficking. (NewsOK)
Prosecutors charge a current state Senator with sexual battery against an Uber driver. (NewsOK)
Fears rise among Tulsa’s homeless after hit-and-run incidents. (Tulsa World)
ACT score in Oklahoma drop in every category. (NewsOK)
Higher Education officials brace for more cuts ahead of a special session. (NewsOK)
Oklahoma’s Insurance Commissioner blasts ObamaCare before the U.S. Senate. (NewsOK)
State officials begin examination of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. (Journal Record)
Transportation officials push passenger rail at interim study. (Journal Record)
A former Catholic school in northwest OKC sells for five and a half million dollars. (Journal Record)