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Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required farmers, ranchers and other commercial irrigators to track how much water they pull from Oklahoma’s aquifers. Lawmakers said House Bill 3194 could help Oklahoma understand and protect its groundwater stores.
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Osage Nation police are investigating damage to the Million Dollar Elm in Pawhuska discovered earlier this week.
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Oklahoma lawmakers are close to reaching a budget deal. It could be as soon as the weekend if you ask certain members of the House. But remaining funding disagreements and a shake-up in Senate fiscal leadership are expected to delay productive negotiations.
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FEMA officials visited the city of Sulphur to assess the damage from Saturday's storm and offer help to those affected. They also met with Chickasaw Gov. Bill Anoatubby and Sen. James Lankford at the Artesian Hotel to discuss the current situation in Sulphur.
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President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Oklahoma, making federal aid available to those affected by last weekend's severe storms in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties.
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Preliminary damage estimates from Saturday’s deadly tornado in Sulphur are upwards of $6.9 million. Federal representatives surveyed the impacts Tuesday.
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Local headlines for Wednesday, May 1, 2024
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In a letter sent Friday to the leader of the state Senate, Gov. Kevin Stitt withdrew her nomination for the secretary role, removing her from the Senate confirmation process.
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USPS will move outgoing mail operations from the Tulsa facility to its corresponding facility in OKC while still processing incoming mail.
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Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature on House Bill 4156 means Oklahoma joins the handful of other states trying to change the status quo of U.S. immigration enforcement.