• Tulsa World: House Energy Committee ponders who owns the air
• NewsOK: Bill moves forward to prohibit high school athletes from playing after concussion without doctor’s permission
• Tulsa World: Bill requiring schools to check students’ immigration status will not be heard
• Tulsa World: Bill allowing use of pepper spray and tasers on juveniles moves ahead
• NewsOK: Gov. Henry says balancing state budget with cuts alone will be “irreparable and damaging”
• NewsOK: Oversight board set for MAPS 3
• The Journal Record: Horse teeth-floating battle turns ugly; Vets claim drugs would go to sex offenders and gang members
• CapitolBeatOK: Many Oklahoma Democrats speak up for new health care law
• OK Gazette: SoonerPoll.com conducts statewide poll to gauge mood on topics from trial lawyers to tea parties
• NewsOK: Judge rules that Liberian sisters will stay with Oklahoma adoptive parents, despite charges of child abuse
• Doug Dawgz Blog: Bloggers invited to write articles for MAPS 3 transit discussion
• Oklahomans For Responsible Government: Transparency does not lead to identity theft
• okie photographers: Cody Mulcahy Interview

• Tulsa World: Oklahoma scores in bottom 10 in education grant competition
• Tulsa World: Home-brew bill making its way through state Senate
• OUDaily: OU should do more to support the Norman-area community
• NewsOK: Blogs, Twitter expanding discussion of downtown development
• NewsOK: Reading scores decline for 4th-, 8th-graders in Oklahoma
• NewsOK.com: Oklahoma will close 17 centers for children with speech, hearing, and developmental problems to save money
• The Norman Transcript: City eyes water, sanitation hikes
• Sports Illustrated: Oklahoma once tried to drop women’s basketball
• Oklahoma Women’s Network Blog: Oklahoman Elizabeth Warren Making Waves Defending Consumer in DC

• Tulsa World: Shortages in Oklahoma departments result in millions of dollars in overtime pay
• Tulsa World: Opt-out move likely futile, scholars say
• Tulsa World: Popular Insure Oklahoma program likely to continue after health care reform
• NewsOK: Organic farmer and stay-at-home dad part of a growing philosophy in Oklahoma
• NewsOK: Oklahoma leaders wrangling over equitable spending plan for the year
• NewsOK: Oklahoma towns say they’re losing out on online sales tax
• The Norman Transcript: Norman facing possible $6M shortfall next fiscal year
• OK Policy Blog: Balancing the state budget: Can we avoid a catastrophe?
• A Downtown ontheRange: Doing a world of good in the inner city
• Okie Funk: Second Amendment March to be held on anniversary of OKC bombing

• Business Week: Coburn blocks extension of unemployment benefits
• The Norman Transcript: Extensive Native American art collection donated to OU
• NewsOK: Democrat enters race for Oklahoma’s 5th District seat
• NewsOK: State government facing catastrophe without more revenue
• NewsOK: Jury rules that former OKC attorney owes $77,000 for malicious libel prosecution
• NewsOK: Oklahoma City’s newest library aims for energy efficiency
• The Journal Record: It’s time for voters to start paying attention

by Courtney Gilman

Touchstone Youth Project, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 2002 to serve disadvantaged Oklahoma youth through adventure-based education, mentoring, and life-skills cultivation. Courtney Gilman, Touchstone Program Manager, interviewed the organization’s co-founder, Nicole Hunzicker.

• NewsOK: Norman residents raise questions about drainage, suburban sprawl in 350 acre development approved by council
• NewsOK: Report decries Oklahoma DHS caseloads, ‘outrageous and immoral’ harm to children
• The Norman Transcript: City layoffs loom if shortfalls continue
• Tulsa World: Bill to ban women from selling their eggs on hold for now
• Tulsa World: Tribes key in renewable energy development
• OK Gazette: Public meetings seek community input on downtown streetcar
• OK Gazette: Preservation Oklahoma calls attention to sites across the state in need of a little TLC
• CapitolBeatOK: Lawmakers back improved school audit oversight