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🌞 Temperature check: Today brings plenty of sunshine with a high of 85 degrees, low of 58

📅 Today in History: In 2014, the first discovery of an Earth-sized planet orbiting the habitable zone of another star was confirmed by NASA's Kepler space telescope. The exoplanet, designated as Kepler-186f, is 580 light years away from Earth and orbits the red dwarf star Kepler-186 in the constellation Cygnus.

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If you only read one thing today:

House votes down resolution that would change state's judicial appointment process

A controversial resolution that would have given the public the opportunity to vote whether or not to eliminate the state's Judicial Nominating Commission went down in flames Tuesday morning in the House of Representatives.

After almost two hours of questions and debate, Senate Joint Resolution 34 failed on a vote of 36-60. The measure had previously passed the Senate March 12 by large majority, 32-14. Tuesday, 20 members of the House's Democratic caucus joined 40 Republicans to vote against the bill. Five representatives were excused from the vote.

Though SJR34 was defeated with a large 'no' count, its author, Rep. Mark Lepak, R-Claremore, held it on a motion to reconsider, a procedural move that keeps the resolution alive for three more days.

The vote also represented a defeat for House Speaker Charles McCall.

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