Hope for Tulsa medical training, indigent care 1 hr ago | Add a comment DEBATE over how best to meet the Tulsa area’s indigent-care needs and give life support to Oklahoma State University’s doctor training program got a new twist last week after a hospital...

Kentucky tracks battle economy, slots 21 hr ago | Add a comment LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ron Geary thought he’d made it through the worst of it. The owner of tiny Ellis Park in western Kentucky salvaged the racetrack’s summer 2008 meet with a bit of...

Investor fear remains deep despite 1-day rally 29 min ago | Add a comment NEW YORK - Since the Nov. 4 election, investors have been abandoning stocks in a kind of slow-motion crash that experts say underlines just how anxious they are about what is likely to be a long...

Obama outlines plans to create US jobs 5 hr ago | Comments 16 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday outlined his plan to create 2.5 million jobs with public works programs that will rebuild roads and bridges, modernize schools and create...

Oklahoma adds $81M to coffers 10 hr ago | Comments 9 An amnesty program that allowed Oklahomans to pay overdue taxes without the normal late payment penalties has been a sweeping success, raising more than twice the amount expected, tax officials...

Dow leaps as possible treasury boss named 8 hr ago | Add a comment NEW YORK — Wall Street put a stop to a terrifying decline and stormed higher Friday as President-elect Barack Obama appeared ready to name the chief of the New York Federal Reserve as the...

Oklahoma City mulls construction fee 17 hr ago | Comments 2 Frame, brick, block, tilt-up concrete — Oklahoma City planners hit all kinds of walls when pitching the idea of impact fees on new construction to pay for new infrastructure. Planners want to...

Obama selects Treasury’s boss, Democrats say 10 hr ago | Add a comment WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation’s economic...

Financial cold spell may heat up music Yesterday | Add a comment No one likes an economic downturn, but the music is amazing. This is not a call for continued fiscal crisis, but history points to a correlation between cold economies and hot music. Let’s...

BY THE NUMBERS Yesterday | Add a comment Motel tax revenue A look at this year’s hotel-motel tax revenue numbers: $418,000 — Estimated budgeted income for this fiscal year. $139,333 — Revenue collected to date.

Property tax bills are being sent to owners in Cleveland County 23 hr ago | Add a comment NORMAN — About 120,000 property tax bills were mailed to Cleveland County residents this week, Treasurer Saundra DeSelms said. Taxes are due Dec. 31, although residents have the option of...

How low will interest rates on homes go? Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON — What will it take to get consumers off the sidelines to buy more houses and help stimulate the economy? How about a mortgage at 2.

Source: Obama likely to name Geithner at Treasury Yesterday | Add a comment WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Federal Reserve Governor Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary next week. An official close to the senator says the New York Federal...

Stocks jump on report of Geithner nomination Yesterday | Add a comment NEW YORK -- Wall Street found some relief Friday from a report that a pounded-down Citigroup Inc. might put itself up for sale. That prospect, along with the possibility that low prices will draw...

Bush signs jobless benefits extension Yesterday | Comments 2 WASHINGTON -- With no end in sight to economic bad news, President George W. Bush on Friday ensured that millions of laid-off workers will keep getting their unemployment checks as the year-end...

In Brief: Harold’s sales final Yesterday | Add a comment Harold’s sales final Harold’s stores, which has announced going out of business sales — with prices reduced 30 to 50 percent — will accept returns on merchandise through...

Credit would aid Oklahoma heat pump owners Yesterday | Add a comment A state tax credit would be offered to Oklahomans buying a geothermal heat pump system if a proposed measure becomes law, House Speaker Chris Benge said Thursday. Benge said he will file...

IN BRIEF: Two men face more charges in Tennessee Yesterday Two men face more charges MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two supremacists accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama face more charges. Daniel Cowart and Paul Schlesselman were indicted on...

Congress rushing to extend jobless benefits Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress rushed Thursday toward keeping unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for Americans whose benefits are...

Jobless claims across the United States jump unexpectedly to 16-year high Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 8 WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits jumped last week to a 16-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday, providing more evidence of a rapidly weakening job market expected to get...