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Oklahoma Senate has new Appropriations Committee chairman
Oklahoma Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat appointed Sen. Chuck Hall chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Effort to build nation’s tallest skyscraper in Oklahoma City still going through city clearances
A planned super tall skyscraper is the talk of Oklahoma City, and word of its development has spread across the nation and even to the other side of the world. First, it was intended to become the second tallest skyscraper in the nation. Now, the plan is to make it the very tallest.
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Gov. Stitt signs law requiring Oklahoma schools to teach cursive handwriting
Cursive handwriting will live on in Oklahoma thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt which mandates that it be taught in public and charter schools.
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Poll: Oklahomans want retail theft crackdown; legislature taking action
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering legislation that creates tougher laws on crimes that hurt businesses, and a new poll shows that Oklahomans want such laws passed.
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State Chamber of Oklahoma criticizes Federal Trade Commission noncompete ban, U.S. Chamber files lawsuit
The Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule banning employer noncompete agreements nationwide, a move which FTC officials say will promote competition and give workers greater freedoms, but which business leaders are blasting as federal overregulation.
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Transatlantic single market, concerns over China’s growing economic power discussed during D.C. summit
The creation of a transatlantic single market and the United States and European Union’s relationship amid China's emergence as a global economic power were primary topics of discussion during the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and BusinessEurope’s 2024 Transatlantic Business Works Summit.
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Bill that adds career pathways to high school graduation requirements passes Oklahoma Senate
A bill that seeks to grow the state's future workforce by offering students more career pathways through expanded graduation requirements succeeded in the Oklahoma Senate on Monday.
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Oklahoma’s tax sources see rise
Oklahoma's tax sources were up in March, except for the gross production tax.
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Inaccessible childcare still hurting workforce, OSU study says
An Oklahoma State University study found that the lack of accessibility to affordable childcare is still hurting workforce participation in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City-based Vigilant Aerospace to produce technology for drone port projects
Vigilant Aerospace, an Oklahoma City-based developer of detect-and-avoid and airspace management software for uncrewed aircraft systems (drones), has been contracted to develop future drone port projects throughout the United States.