Headlnies for Tuesday, August 14, 2018:
- Schools begin the year with nearly 500 teaching vacancies. (Tulsa World)
- State to collect taxes on a marijuana industry run mostly on a cash basis. (Journal Record)
- Marijuana advocacy group releases draft legislation. (NewsOK)
- Pardon and Parole Board advances commutation requests for 48 offenders. (NewsOK)
- Feds reach out to tribes in attempt to reduce crime. (Tulsa World)
- GOP Governor’s Race focuses on loyalty to President Trump. (Tulsa World)
- OHCA holds public hearings on impact of Medicaid work requirements (NewsOK)
- Opposition to poultry farm in northeast OK is growing (Tulsa World)
- Oklahoma City sets a record in sales tax collections. (NewsOK)
- Hedges take a toll on SandRidge’s income for the second quarter. (Journal Record)
- Chesapeake settles class actions suit in Pennsylvania. (NewsOK)
- Two Tulsa Hospitals and one in OKC tie for top spot in best hospitals in state. (Tulsa World)
- OSU pilot program provides tribal accounting and finance training. (Journal Record)
- Oklahoma City’s Katz Drug Store sit-ins took place 60 years ago. (NewsOK)