Headlines for Wednesday, April 8, 2015:
Bills keeping cities and towns from banning oil and gas exploration advance in the state House. (Tulsa World)
Edmond voters ban the use of electronic signs in their city. (NewsOK)
A north Tulsa State Representative is moving on to the Senate. (Tulsa World)
Oklahoma’s largest utility company is returning to the Corporation Commission for another day in a hearing to raise customer rates. (Journal Record)
Low interest loans are coming to those impacted by tornadoes last month. (Tulsa World)
Freshman Congressman Steve Russell carries on former Senator Tom Coburn’s tradition of releasing a report on government spending. (NewsOK)
Investigating claims of a fake lobbyist at the State Capitol. (Journal Record)
A move to put a woman on the $20 bill has former Cherokee Chief Wilma Mankiller in the top four. (Tulsa World)
With just a week left in the season, the Thunder losing streak grew to four games with a loss to the San Antonio Spurs, 113 to 88. (ESPN)
A baseball Hall of Famer is throwing out the first ceremonial pitch for the new Oklahoma City Dodgers. (NewsOK)
