Sooner Politics News: March 2018

Friday, March 30, 2018

This Week in Business

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This Week in Business

Big oil companies threaten to try and block a new fee schedule by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission when the legislature receives the fee package. A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey warns that Oklahoma is still prime for large earthquakes this year. And the CEO of BP’s lower 48 Division says oil and gas companies need to make room for more renewable energy. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Walkout Prep

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Walkout Prep

The Oklahoma teacher’s walkout demanding more funding for education will take place beginning Monday, April 2nd. It’s not known how long it will last. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

@ the Capitol with eCapitol

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@ the Capitol with eCapitol

This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Teacher Pay Deal

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Teacher Pay Deal

Oklahoma lawmakers debate late into the night on a teacher pay raise bill. The House of Representatives narrowly passed the $474 million dollar bill by the necessary three fourths vote required of revenue measures, despite criticism from Republicans that teacher pay could be raised by eliminating waste and fraud rather than increasing taxes. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Teacher Pay Deal Senate

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Teacher Pay Deal Senate

A tax increase to fund pay raises for educators won't avert a planned teacher walkout. The increase will fund pay hikes averaging about $6,000 for teachers, but educators say it doesn't include funding for additional raises, and doesn't put enough money back into the classroom. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Monday, March 26, 2018

To be, or not to be … like Texas | The Trent England Show Ep. 43

Teachers are fleeing to Texas—it’s exhibit A in the case for higher teacher pay. But if that’s so, shouldn’t we look at how that state funds teacher pay? Trent explains, and compares Barack Obama to Mickey Mouse.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Sheriff Vic Regalado

Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Sheriff Vic Regalado
Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Sheriff Vic Regalado

This Week in Business

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This Week in Business

Sandridge energy has nixed a proposal to take over Midstates Petroleum of Tulsa. Financial consultants told Sandridge officials the deal wasn’t good for the company. Halliburton Energy Services of Duncan has settled a long running pollution lawsuit with area residents. The company’s responsibility for the environmental problems was not the issue, just how much they should pay in damages. The amount was settled out of court. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

A New Leaf

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A New Leaf

This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Oklahoma Watch: Foster Kids

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Oklahoma Watch: Foster Kids

Oklahoma Watch forum discusses the state's efforts to find homes for foster children. Department of Human Services director Ed Lake and Jamie Ledoux talked about the challenges of meeting the terms of the settlement of a class action lawsuit, the resulting Pinnacle Plan to improve the foster care program, and how the agency is recruiting more people to provide foster care. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Nathan Dahm

Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Nathan Dahm
Tulsa 9.12 Project Breakfast Club - Mar. 23, 2018 - Nathan Dahm

Frontier: Big Oil Pay No Taxes

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Frontier: Big Oil Pay No Taxes

A story published by the on-line news service “The Frontier”, points out that big losses incurred by major Oklahoma oil companies during the oil price slump means many won’t be paying any corporate income taxes for many years to come. The firms, along with other major companies are allowed to continue writing off those losses well into the 2020’s. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Corp Comm Fees

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Corp Comm Fees

Small Oklahoma oil companies are fighting back over a plan by big oil firms to dramatically cut back a fee increase plan by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. That plan includes new thousand dollar fees for protests and appeals, areas where the two sides often square off. The commission scrapped for now those fees and delayed any decision on how much to raise fees until next week. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

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@ the Capitol with eCapitol

Despite weeks of warning that a teacher walk out would occur April 2nd, Oklahoma legislators have yet to take any action on a plan to raise new revenues to pay for pay raises and other new costs. It now appears time has run out to address the issue by the OEA deadline. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Five Questions for Striking Teachers | The Trent England Show Ep. 42

With the planned fake strike just over a week away, Trent has five questions for teachers who plan to walk out.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

The Oklahoman Stumbles Again | The Trent England Show Ep. 41

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Basic facts seem to be hard for some reporters, but Trent will help them out once again. Plus some more data on education spending and teachers are on strike … in France!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

State Education Bureaucrats Discover the Obvious | The Trent England Show Ep. 40

A survey by the Oklahoma State Department of Education has turned up some blatantly obvious facts, plus good and bad news from local school districts, exposing some of the defenders of the status quo, and the latest blue-state blues.

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Tax Plans Good for Texas | The Trent England Show Ep. 39

The latest tax proposals, both income tax increases, are political short-term thinking, at best. Plus parents are speaking out against computers in one Oklahoma school district.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Why they hate us | The Trent England Show Ep. 38

“The enemy abroad is in league with the enemy at home,” and Oklahoma conservatives need to man up—and also pay attention to disasters like California and Connecticut.

Friday, March 16, 2018

This Week in Business

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This Week in Business

The Journal Record's Ted Streuli has the latest on the Wind Catcher Project in the Oklahoma panhandle, legislation to allow dice and roulette games in tribal casinos, the ongoing fight to collect taxes on out of state retail sales, and Oklahoma cities' efforts to reinvent the mother road, this week in business. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Execution Protocol

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Execution Protocol

Critics go after Oklahoma's plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates on death row. Attorney General Mike Hunter announced the plan to use nitrogen gas because of the difficulties of obtaining drugs for lethal injection. Oklahoma would become the first state in the nation to use nitrogen gas for executions, and critics anticipate legal challenges to what they say is an experimental procedure. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

@ The Capitol with eCapitol

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@ The Capitol with eCapitol

eCapitol news director Shawn Ashley has the latest on plans to give teachers a pay raise, reaction to the plan, and advancement of a bill to lower the threshold for raising taxes in Oklahoma. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Walkout

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Walkout

Public employees in Oklahoma are making preparations to walk the picket line with teachers if lawmakers don’t restore funding to education and state agencies. The walkout is scheduled for April 2nd. State employees are being asked to request annual leave to take part. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs: It's Your Right to Know | The Trent England Show Ep. 37

It's Sunshine Week, an annual reminder that "consent of the governed" means informed consent. Trent explains why transparency is for government and privacy is for people.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

OEA Shoots Down Teacher Pay | The Trent England Show Ep. 36

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ In the late night hours, Oklahoma’s biggest little union stopped a teacher pay package in the State Senate. Trent tells you why, plus some bills up today—it’s cutoff day!

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Hooray for Medicaid Fraud! | The Trent England Show Ep. 35

Liberal Oklahoma House members went all in for fraud this morning, and claimed fiscal conservatism along the way, but a good reform passed anyhow thanks to some solid legislative leadership. Plus state revenues are up again and Trent has the update on the threatened fake strike.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

No, it’s not a strike | The Trent England Show Ep. 34

If your boss tells you to stay home—or go lobby—that’s not a strike. And it might even be illegal. Plus West Virginia gets some education reform and Trent has good bills and bad from this week in the legislative session.

Monday, March 12, 2018

Better ways to help teachers | The Trent England Show Ep. 33

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Teachers get a raw deal in Oklahoma, and Trent has five ways to help them out. Plus, is oil murder?

Saturday, March 10, 2018

Tulsa 9.12 Project General Meeting - March 8th, 2018

Tulsa 9.12 Project General Meeting - March 8th, 2018
Tulsa 9.12 Project General Meeting - March 8th, 2018

Friday, March 9, 2018

This Week in Business

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This Week in Business

The Journal Record's Ted Streuli discusses legislation on oil and gas development, how Puerto Rico's problems could benefit a local energy service contractor, rising office vacancy rates in Oklahoma City, and concerns about butane storage in Tulsa, this week in business. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Criminal Justice Reform

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Criminal Justice Reform

Advocates warn Oklahoma faces a financial crisis unless meaningful justice reform measures are adopted. Oklahoman's for Criminal Justice Reform say they're skeptical of an agreement announced earlier between lawmakers and the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, fearing it would not make a meaningful dent in Oklahoma's overcrowded prisons. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Small Union, Big Demands | The Trent England Show Ep. 32

The OEA union represents a minority of Oklahoma teachers, but yesterday demanded billions of dollars in new state spending. Why did they do it? And what's likely to happen next? Trent breaks it all down and offers legislators a way out.

School Shutdowns?

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School Shutdowns?

This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

@ the Capitol with eCapitol

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@ the Capitol with eCapitol

eCapitol News Director Shawn Ashley discusses legislative reaction to educators' demands, the prospects for raising the amount of revenue needed to avoid a threatened teacher walkout, and measures that could direct other funds to schools. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Thursday, March 8, 2018

It's Women's Day | The Trent England Show Ep. 31

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Some of the headlines from International Women's Day, plus more teacher strike news.

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Fool me twice, I must be a legislator! | The Trent England Show Ep. 30

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Republican legislators resist common-sense good government reform, plus Trump advisor quits over tariffs, Nashville mayor pleads guilty, and top politicians say "pretty please, don't strike" to teachers

Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Taxpayers Winning! | The Trent England Show Ep. 29

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Tax hikes fizzle, 640 "reform" flops, and Trent offers Hollywood a deal.

Monday, March 5, 2018

Teacher Strike? | The Trent England Show Ep. 28

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ What do Oklahoma teachers want most? Trent highlights conflicting news stories--by the same author!

Friday, March 2, 2018

Justice Reform

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Justice Reform

Criminal justice reform measures remain stalled at the capitol, even as Oklahoma's prison population continues to climb. Oklahoma's prisons are now at 113% capacity, and the Department of Corrections faces a 14.4 million dollar shortfall by the end of the fiscal year. Meanwhile, bills to address the overcrowding remain tied up in conference committees. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

This Week in Business

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This Week in Business

The Journal Record's Ted Streuli has the latest on a push to raise gross production taxes, a study on the impact of the federal tax cut passed late last year, a legislative dispute over who should set the minimum wage in Oklahoma, and more progress on a new convention center in Oklahoma City, this week in business. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

@ the Capitol with eCapitol

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@ the Capitol with eCapitol

This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Oklahoma Coal Ash

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Oklahoma Coal Ash

The EPA held public hearing on a plan by the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality to take over the permitting and regulation of coal ash pits. The pits are containers for the residue left over from burning coal to produce electricity. The coal ash contains numerous heavy metals and cancer causing chemicals. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Suspension of School

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Suspension of School

There is growing interest among school districts in Oklahoma to have a teacher walkout over the failure of lawmakers to address the crisis in education. A community meeting in Bartlesville attended by over 500 people outlined why a walkout may be necessary and how the district might plan for the work stoppage. This story aired on the ONR on OETA-The Oklahoma Network. For more information, go to the ONR web site http://www.oeta.tv/programs/onr. For more about OETA-The Oklahoma Network, visit www.oeta.tv.

Money for Schools? | The Trent England Show Ep. 27

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ What's the real agenda of the opponents of parental rights in education?

Thursday, March 1, 2018

2018 Election Coverage

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Cutoffs in the Legislature | The Trent England Show Ep. 26

Multistreaming with https://restream.io/ Obama actually knows economics, schools are safer, and Trent identifies key criminal justice bills waiting for legislative action.