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Headlines: Texting/Driving Ban, Tax Cuts & Artists at the Capitol

Headlines for Wednesday, May 6, 2015:

  • Oklahoma officially bans texting and driving ,effective November 1. (Tulsa World)

  • Governor Fallin is signing a bill banning the use of tobacco products in public schools. (AP)

  • Budget negotiators are hoping to have an agreement by the end of the week. (Oklahoma Watch)

  • Low oil and gas revenue is keeping Oklahoma’s tax revenue down. (NewsOK)

  • Oklahoma businesses call for a stop to tax cut. (AP)

  • Artists and art supporters lobby lawmakers at the Capitol. (KFOR)

  • Oklahoma AG promises to keep fighting new pollution rules from the federal government. (NewsOK)

  • OKC welcoming about a dozen GOP Presidential candidates in the next two weeks. (NewsOK)

  • Former downtown Stillwater business owner picked to complete term of newly elected mayor. (Stillwater News Press)

  • Three Oklahoma health centers to get Affordable Care Act funding. (KFOR)

  • The low cost of oil and gas drops profits for Magellan Midstream Partners 24% in the first quarter. (Journal Record)

  • An outlet mall proposed in east Tulsa gets support from citizens attending a town hall meeting. (Tulsa World)

  • A sign outside the ill-fated Oklahoma City Union Bus Station suggests a plan to save it. (Journal Record)

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