Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty requested a 6.5-percent increase in his budget for the upcoming fiscal year to speed up booking times for prisoners and to hire new officers. Read more

If proposed legislation gains momentum, workers who take time for a smoke break could find themselves with a lot more time on their hands. Read more

A significant change in Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system is needed to improve the business climate and provide an incentive for firms to retain and expand operations in the Sooner state. Read more

Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett touted a growing list of national accolades the city received in 2012 at his ninth state of the city speech Jan. 25. Read more

As Oklahoma City welcomed Devon Tower to the skyline in 2012, and residents tallied 1 million pounds lost since the mayor launched his fitness initiative at the end of 2007, city leaders faced challenges in the implementation of MAPS 3, and looked at ways to best spend taxpayer dollars. Read more

The Oklahoma City Police Department is preparing to receive new vehicles, new equipment and a new home. Next summer, Chief Bill Citty plans to break ground on a new headquarters. Once the headquarters is completed, work will begin on a new courthouse. Other projects on the horizon include buying new helicopters, a new mobile command unit and renovation of a building for a property management unit. Read more

In Norman, one street serves as a major thoroughfare ... and a major headache for residents. Read more

With so many new businesses opening in Oklahoma City this year, Devon Energy Executive Chairman Larry Nichols joked that Mayor Mick Cornett may be the only mayor in the country who has to drive around with a shovel in his trunk just in case he comes upon a groundbreaking since they seem to be happening all the time. Read more

The Oklahoma City Council received a 2012-2013 budget overview on May 1, and will spend the next few meetings hearing from various departments and the city manager before adopting it June 12 in time for the next fiscal year that begins on July 1. The budget includes the addition of 85 new positions. Read more

Thinking of scalping your tickets to an Oklahoma City Thunder game or the upcoming Red Hot Chili Peppers concert outside the Chesapeake Energy Arena? Think again, said Oklahoma City Council members on April 17. But step outside a designated bumper zone that rings the arena, and let the open market take over. Read more

A bill to reform energy litigation matters passed by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is headed to the full Senate. The bill passed by a 6-3 vote.

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The 14th annual Small Business Day at the state Capitol will be April 30 in the second floor rotunda. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., and Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb will deliver a welcome address at 10:30 a.m. Read more

Members of the Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved a $9 million pledge that will go into a larger funding package to help complete the American Indian Cultural Center and Museum on the south bank of the Oklahoma River, near the intersection of Interstate 35 and Interstate 40. Read more

Oklahoma's liquor laws soon may be tweaked. The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, with the support of University of Central Oklahoma, the city of Oklahoma City, Downtown OKC Inc. and Bricktown Association, hopes new legislation will quickly receive the governor's blessing. Read more

Andy Lester
Partner Lester, Loving & Davies P.C.

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