OG&E, PSO Brief Filed with Supreme Court

By Staff Report

On the fifth anniversary of February 2021’s Winter Storm “Uri,” appeals challenging more than $1.4 billion in bonds and $377 million in rate increases impacting the customers of electric utility companies OG&E and Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) are now in the hands of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. 

Tuesday, Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, R-Heavener, filed the final brief in their appeal of a 2025 Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) order approving a $127 million rate increase for OG&E without a CPA-led audit of the utility’s 2021 Winter Storm “Uri” bonds.

Winter Storm “Uri”
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Bolivian Illegally in Tulsa Arrested

By David Arnett

A Bolivian national currently residing illegally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and wanted by a foreign country was charged by criminal complaint last week for receiving, distributing, and possessing child sexual abuse material. Vismar Erick Atahuichi Alanoca, 39, is charged with Receipt and Distribution of Child Pornography, and Possession of or Access with Intent to View Child Pornography. He is also wanted by INTERPOL and has been identified as a sexually violent predator with violent tendencies.

Vismar Erick Atahuichi Alanoca Photo from Facebook
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What OK’s Literacy Debate Is Missing

By Dr. Rebecca Pellam

Oklahoma’s 2026 literacy bills represent one of the most serious legislative pushes for early reading improvement in recent memory. Lawmakers across chambers have introduced proposals addressing screening, intervention, coaching, summer programs, and—in some cases—third-grade promotion standards. That is encouraging.

But after studying these bills closely, I believe the real question facing Oklahoma is not whether we pass “a literacy bill.” It is whether we build a coherent literacy system.

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USDA Action To Lower Food Costs

By David Arnett

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) yesterday announced proposed updates to federal line speed regulations in poultry and pork establishments operating under modern inspection systems. These updates reflect years of data and experience, and are designed to lower costs for American families, reduce outdated regulatory barriers for processors, and support a more efficient and resilient food supply.

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