Timeline set on Oklahoma Spaceport?
Capitol Bureau reporter Michael McNutt today is writing about Oklahoma legislators reversing themselves already this legislative session. The House on Wednesday voted down an appropriations bill for the state Space Industry Development Authority, which oversees the Oklahoma Spaceport near Burns Flat. After some apparent political wrangling and arm-twisting, House members changed course today and approved the measure. An interesting angle in McNutt’s story in terms of the usefulness of a spaceport in Oklahoma is a comment from Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, whose district the spaceport is in.…
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Today’s political coverage
NewsOK users can expect a great deal of coverage on the Web site today for Gov. Brad Henry’s State of the State address and the first day of the legislative session.
Capitol Bureau reporter Julie Bisbee will live chat during the address, while Capitol Bureau reporter Michael McNutt will cover the speech. Check NewsOK.com before the 12:30 p.m. address for an advance story from McNutt. Once the address starts, we’ll also post the text of the speech.
In addition, check Tuesday’s edition of The Oklahoman for more coverage of the speech and stories from the start of the session.…
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