Dave Morris » hb 1804 http://blog.newsok.com/davemorris From the laptop/iPhone of the Director of Video Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:04:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Immigration lawsuit update http://blog.newsok.com/davemorris/2008/06/05/immigration-lawsuit-update/ http://blog.newsok.com/davemorris/2008/06/05/immigration-lawsuit-update/#comments Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:41:28 +0000 davemorris http://blog.newsok.com/davemorris/2008/06/05/immigration-lawsuit-update/ A federal judge Wednesday blocked enforcement of employer-related provisions of House Bill 1804, the state’s controversial immigration law.

]]> A federal judge Wednesday blocked enforcement of employer-related provisions of House Bill 1804, the state’s controversial immigration law.

The Oklahoman’s Jay Marks and Devona Walker report U.S. District Judge Robin Cauthron in Oklahoma City ruled those sections likely interfere with federal rules regarding the hiring of unauthorized workers. In granting the injunction, she said a pending lawsuit against HB 1804 has “a substantial likelihood of success.”

Continental Airlines Inc. said today it is cutting 3,000 jobs and reducing capacity in the fourth quarter by 11 percent, citing record fuel costs that have pushed the airline industry into a “crisis.”

John Sutter reports the state secretary of agriculture asked the governor Wednesday afternoon to start the process of classifying the Oklahoma Panhandle as a disaster area because of an extreme drought. Here’s how it’s affecting farmers: Crops are failing in the western Panhandle, and farmers are running out of grass to feed their cattle.

Your OKC forecast: Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s. Southerly winds 25 to 35 mph. Twenty percent chance of thunderstorms, with some turning severe late in the afternoon.

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