Are medical professionals in Oklahoma prohibited from participating in lethal injections?

Firm Supplying Armed Guards at US Postal Facilities Holds Oklahoma Security Contracts

Prosegur Services Group, the private contractor deploying nearly 1,000 armed guards to U.S. Postal Service offices nationwide, holds Oklahoma contracts covering the Oklahoma County courthouse complex and Metro Technology Centers campuses. Whether any Prosegur guards will appear at Oklahoma postal facilities is unclear; the Postal Service doesn’t disclose specific deployment locations.

More Data Centers, More Coal Emissions — and an OU Researcher Watching Atlantic Storms

Oklahoma’s data center building boom is increasing demand on coal-burning power plants, adding ozone pollution that OU research shows can be pushed across the state by Atlantic storms. Meanwhile, Google’s Pryor facility uses 3 million gallons of water daily, and a refrigerant leak last year sent 14 people to the hospital.

Denied: Jewish Charter School Application Fails By One Vote

Proponents of the Jewish charter school hoped it would be a winning test case for publicly funded religious education before the U.S. Supreme Court. But a state board rejected the school’s application on Monday.

A Second Proxy Advisory Firm Is Suing Oklahoma Over Its New Anti-ESG Law

A second proxy advisory firm has filed suit against Oklahoma’s new Proxy Advisor Transparency Act, joining ISS in seeking a federal injunction before the law takes effect November 1. Glass Lewis argues the law unconstitutionally burdens speech opposing company management while leaving speech supporting management completely unregulated.

Tulsa DA Just Won Reelection. Now a Citizens’ Group Wants a Grand Jury to Investigate Him. 

Three months after Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler won reelection with nearly 60% of the vote, a citizens’ group called Grand Jury Justice has filed a petition seeking a grand jury investigation into his office on 11 grounds. Kunzweiler says the effort looks political. Petitioners say they’ve been gathering information for a year.