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Oklahoma voters decide Tuesday, Nov. 3, on State Question 847, a constitutional amendment that would lower how fast the taxable value of a home can grow each year. The cap for most real property would drop from 5% to 4%. For homesteads and agricultural land it would fall from 3% to 1.75%, starting in tax […]
Toast Inc. billed restaurants $85 a month for payment processing even while they were temporarily closed, the Federal Trade Commission says. The agency filed a complaint on Oct. 29 in federal court in the Northern District of California. It argues that a fee for processing payments should not run when a restaurant is not taking […]
Switzerland-based automatic lathe pioneer Tornos has selected machine tool distributor HHH Machine Tool Sales as its partner in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas. Headquartered in Tulsa, OK, HHH Machine Tool Sales is known in the region for its service strength, with 11 service technicians, four application engineers across the three states, and 24-hour response time.
Oklahoma State and K-State Extension warn that poinsettias carried outdoors unwrapped below 50 degrees can be damaged on the way from the store to the car.
OKLAHOMA CITY — More than 900 Oklahoma pharmacies will share $2.1 million from a 2022 settlement with CVS Caremark over fees the state says were improperly charged for processing prescription claims. Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced the distribution Friday, Oct. 30. The payments are...
Could In-N-Out be coming to Arkansas and Oklahoma?
Plastic-wrapped steaks under bright grocery lights get the job done, but they never ask what you are cooking this weekend. Across Oklahoma, a handful of neighborhood meat markets still do things the old way, with a real counter, a real butcher, and a simple question about how thick you want that ribeye.
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TULSA, Okla. - Hillcrest Healthcare System is now out of network with Aetna following the expiration of its agreement on Nov. 1, 2026. Hillcrest said Aetna leadership has refused to engage with its leadership despite multiple attempts to communicate over the past six months. The health system also cited below-market...
One of us farms in eastern Oklahoma’s Craig County, growing wheat, corn, soybeans, and hay while running a cow/calf operation. The other farms out west in Dewey County growing primarily wheat and also running a cow/calf operation. The landscape looks different, and so do our days. But we share the same hope and vision for this state and the people who call it home. We want all families to thrive, our rural communities to prosper, and our kids and grandkids to have a real chance at building a good life right here in our rural community. More Viewpoints, delivered: Sign up for The Oklahoman's Public Square newsletter. As farmers and landowners, we understand what it means to care for something bigger than ourselves. Our family farms represent generations of hard work, sacrifice and a commitment to leaving something meaningful for those who come after us. Bobby farms land that has been in his family for more than 60 years, while also expanding the operation to include land he is the first in the family to farm. Jay's family has farmed in Dewey County for more than 100 years, and the county’s oldest log cabin sits on one of his farms.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Unemployment rates rose in 66 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties in September compared with a year earlier, according to figures released Oct. 28 by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Six counties recorded lower rates, while five were unchanged. Payroll employment grew in the state’s two largest...
TULSA, Okla. — In a class action lawsuit, a former employee of ONEOK claims the company failed to protect highly sensitive data. Stating that that "On or around October 16, 2026, Defendant was hacked in the Data Breach" by a group called Redact, and that "...Redact maintains a Data Leak Site on the Dark Web where it publishes stolen data in order to pressure organizations that were subject to a data breach."
OKLAHOMA CITY (Oct. 30, 2026) – Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready today announced that more than $2.1 million will be distributed to Oklahoma pharmacies as part of a joint effort to protect pharmacies and ensure pharmacy benefit managers comply with state law. The funds come from a settlement with CVS Caremark.
Farmers and ranchers across Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas now have access to emergency federal loans after the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated dozens of counties in those four states as natural disaster areas because of severe drought. The designation opens the door to USDA Farm Service Agency assistance for producers who lost livestock, watched equipment sit idle, or fell behind on farm debt during one of the driest stretches the region has seen in recent memory.
INOLA, Okla. - An agreement signed by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and a company owned by government investment entities in the United Arab Emirates outlined hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed incentives for a $4 billion aluminum smelter in Inola nearly a month before lawmakers approved legislation creating a state incentive program.
Green Trail Fuels has acquired Littlefield Express, a 25-location c-store chain, from Littlefield Retail Group, according to a press release from Downstream Energy Group, which advised Littlefield on the deal. The acquisition includes company-operated convenience stores and travel centers in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Littlefield Retail joins the growing list of...
TAHLEQUAH – The Cherokee Phoenix and its newspaper staff were honored in 2026 with 30 awards and other accolades, capping off another year as one of the state’s best publications. In October, the Cherokee Phoenix earned second-place honors as Outstanding Newspaper in Oklahoma following four years as No....
GUATEMALA - A big crowd gathered outside a little school in the Guatemalan mountains. They were all there for a big celebration, a big moment in the history of the villages. It was a festive atmosphere since so many had longed for the day when they’d finally get power. The linemen sitting in the front two rows, the guests of honor, made it happen.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Open enrollment has begun for most, but numbers show less and less Oklahomans, and the country as a whole, are applying for health insurance. Rising premium costs is a major component. Companies are being hit with rising costs, who then pass it down to their employees, leaving more and more people […]
Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready announced today that Mending Health Insurance in Oklahoma, Inc. (“Mending Health”) has been placed into conservatorship due to the precarious financial standing of the company. “Our number one priority is consumer protection,” Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready said. “Given the company’s financial situation, I determined...
