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Supreme Court: States can force online shoppers to pay sales tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday that will leave shoppers with lighter wallets but is a big financial win for…

 

Incoming OU president: Layoffs possible, but raising tuition not answer to fixing $15 million budget hole

Said incoming president Jim Gallogly: "I can't tell you numbers or anything, but we have to at least make up $15 million dollars."

 

U.S. Supreme Court decision, pending state law position Oklahoma and its communities to rake in online sales tax

Gov. Mary Fallin applauded the decision but in its wake still urged the U.S. Congress to "level the field" for small businesses by "implementing a fair system for online sales tax" for retailers in Oklahoma and across the nation.

 

Issues swirl around Wind Catcher line in Oklahoma as Louisiana OKs cost recovery

The City of Bixby will have a hearing before the Corporation Commission and may create delays for the Wind Catcher Energy Project, and Attorney General Scott Hunter added his objections to the list.

 

DA candidates discuss criminal justice reform at Tulsa Regional Chamber forum

Incumbent District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler, a Republican, along with Republican challengers Ben Fu and Tammy Westcott and Democrat Jenny Proehl-Day, appeared at a forum hosted by the Tulsa Regional Chamber on Wednesday evening.

 

Tulsa police identify woman killed while crossing Admiral Place last week; hit-and-run driver still sought

Kimberlee Dawn Kidman was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle on June 15, her 41st birthday, while crossing from the north side of the Admiral Place bridge over Mingo Creek to the south side, police said in…

 

Japanese tea ceremony teacher from Sand Springs to headline upcoming Asian-American Festival

Yumie Farringer has completed the demonstration there every year and draws a significant crowd each time. This year the ceremony is being moved to a larger performance area to accommodate her growing audience.

 

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Governor candidates Q&A on auditing state agencies. How would you increase oversight of state government and how would you pay f

The Tulsa World asked each candidate running for governor in the primary election a set of questions.

 

Will Rogers Says

"A liberal is a man who wants to use his own ideas on things in preference to generations who, he knows, know more than he does.” – February 4, 1923

 

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