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T.W. Shannon Elected As Speaker Of The Oklahoma House
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Lawton Republican Rep. T.W. Shannon has been formally elected as Oklahoma's first black Speaker of the House. During the Legislature's organizational day on Tuesday, the House voted along party lines to elect the 34-year-old Shannon as speaker. Democratic leader Scott Inman of Del City also was nominated. The new 72-member strong House Republican caucus already had voted unanimously to elect Shannon as speaker, and Tuesday's vote was a formality. Enid Rep. Mike Jackson was scheduled to be approved as the speaker pro tem, while House Democrats planned to retain Inman as their minority leader. On the Senate side, Sapulpa Republican Sen. Brian Bingman was voted into another term as Senate president pro tem, while Claremore Democratic Sen. Sean Burrage is set to serve again as Senate minority leader.
Posted: Tuesday, January 8 2013, 12:57 PM CST
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Chesapeake to donate $1 million to tornado relief
May 21, 2013 11:19 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. says it will donate $1 million to the American Red Cross to help in the rescue and recovery efforts in Moore.
The oil and gas company says it's also organizing hundreds of employee volunteers to help in the relief effort.
Chesapeake board chairman Archie Dunham says the company is providing "all possible assistance" using Chesapeake's equipment, machinery and resources. The company is also using its "Operation Blue" employee program that allows workers to volunteer four hours on company time.
Chesapeake says it will expand the Operation Blue campaign to help out in Moore.
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