• Tulsa World: Oklahoma not expected to be included in high-speed rail announcement
• Tulsa World: Tulsa police union rejects mayor’s offer
• NewsOK: Oklahoma officials predict increase in yearly homeless count
• OUDaily: Students selected for census committee
• OUDaily: CART plans expansion, looks to service community
• NewsOK: Oklahoma City Zoo strives to keep animals warm
• NewsOK: Oklahoma City’s shelters prepare space for homeless during ice storm
• Oklahoma Watchdog: OKC lawmaker proposes allowing low power radio to broadcast without FCC approval
• The Norman Transcript: Stiles says he plans another run at House District 45
• Center for Social Justice: Re Run Junction hosting community disability forum Friday
• MyQuest: Prison time for performing marriage applies to incestuous and underage, not same-sex marriage
• dustbury: The sticking point with privatization

• Tulsa World: New budget deal keeps 10 percent cuts in place
• OK Policy Blog: FY ‘10 budget agreement leaves questions and challenges
• NewsOK: Oklahoma City prepares budget cuts
• Cherokee Phoenix: Despite complaints from Native Americans, Stilwell school board votes to keep ‘Tommy Tomahawk’ mascot
• Tulsa World: OKC Mayor Mick Cornett, Choctaw Nation’s Debbie Powell to sit with first lady during State of the Union
• NewsOK: Launch of online tag renewal site delayed to negotiate with tag agent lobbyists
• Tulsa World: Henry’s use of line-item veto upheld
• NewsOK: Oklahoma stimulus tracking website gets low marks, will be relaunched next month
• NewsOK: The Dirty Projectors to headline at Norman Music Festival in April
• New York Times: Downtown Oklahoma City is reviving
• Inside the Beltway: Dan Boren urges Obama to stop upholding rule of law
• Okie Pundit: PAY TO PLAY: Oklahoma Insurance Company funnels money to chairmen of task force on workers’ comp

by Asia Scudder

On January 21 the City of Norman hosted the second in a series of water related forums. Kyle Arthur of the Oklahoma Water Resource Board spoke about how Oklahoma has gone through “boom and bust” periods of water availability since the mid-1800′s…

• Tulsa World: Term limit expansion finds hefty support
• Cherokee Phoenix: Red Earth Museum moving to downtown OKC
• Tulsa World: Henry wants ‘rainy day’ fund enlarged to offset future shortfalls
• NewsOK: With Oklahoma moms in prison, kids suffer
• OUDaily: Three students plan to mix class with campaigning
• The Norman Transcript: Compton family members plead not guilty to federal drug charges
• okiecreative: Interview with Okie photographers Sarah and Chris Rhoads
• A Downtown ontheRange: More potshots at OKC from “professional journalism”

• Tulsa World: Oklahoma school superintendents’ pay as varied as jobs
• NewsOK: Brogdon wants to require two-thirds legislative approval to increase turnpike tolls
• Tulsa World: Harder times loom at schools
• The Norman Transcript: ‘End of an era’ for prison drug treatment program
• OUDaily: Group protests Muslim event, attendees blame prejudice
• NewsOK: Women have impact by giving grants in Oklahoma
• OUDaily: Transgender candidate campaigns in Norman
• NewsOK: 2009 lobbyist gifts halved from previous year
• NewsOK: ODOT identifies top fatality and injury accident spots
• MyQuest: OKC Representative proposes bill that would give jail time to ministers who perform a gay marriage

• Tulsa World: Two Tulsa industrial plants pay settlement for Clean Air Act violations
• Tulsa World: Oklahoma campaign finance laws affected by Supreme Court ruling
• NewsOK: Oklahoma CareerTech plans layoffs
• NewsOK: Oklahoma schools offer training in alternative energy
• The Norman Transcript: Water plan takes ‘booms and busts’ into account
• OUDaily: Law student campaigns for city council seat
• NewsOK: Oklahoma GOP senators pledge to prioritize public safety and transportation, offer few specifics
• OK Policy Blog: New report looks at impact of Oklahoma’s immigration bill
• Okie Funk: Local Summit Focuses On High Female Incarceration Rate
• OUDaily: Two more OU students enter District 44 race