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Headlines: Tulsa Sheriff, Texting/Driving & Colorado Pot

Headlines for Tuesday, May 5, 2015:

  • Tulsa Sheriff Stanley Glanz says he won’t resign, but also won’t seek reelection in 2016. (Tulsa World)

  • Governor Fallin signs a bill allowing for shorter sentences in non-violent crimes. (NewsOK)

  • Governor Fallin plans to sign legislation making it illegal to text and drive. (News9)

  • An open court records website faces a shutdown because of budget cuts. (NewsOK)

  • A new report places high-stakes testing as one of the top concerns for teachers. (Tulsa World)

  • Oklahoma City is considering an idea from Devon’s CEO to take land from the proposed downtown park for the convention center. (Journal Record)

  • The Governor and Attorney General disagree over tactics in dealing with clean air standards. (NewsOK)

  • A Tulsa-based energy company is selling some of its contracts in the northeastern U.S. (Journal Record)

  • The U.S. Supreme Court is asking advice from the President’s Solicitor General on whether Oklahoma and Nebraska can sue Colorado over marijuana laws. (NewsOK)

  • OSU’s library gets honored for its series of Science Café programs on the oil and gas industry. (AP)

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