.Politics » Nick Trougakos http://blog.newsok.com/politics Poltical and government coverage from NewsOK Fri, 17 May 2013 13:28:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Poltical and government coverage from NewsOK .Politics no Poltical and government coverage from NewsOK .Politics » Nick Trougakos http://blog.newsok.com/politics/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://blog.newsok.com/politics Timeline set on Oklahoma Spaceport? http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2010/02/04/timeline-set-on-oklahoma-spaceport/ http://blog.newsok.com/politics/2010/02/04/timeline-set-on-oklahoma-spaceport/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:17:53 +0000 Nick Trougakos http://blog.newsok.com/politics/?p=1140 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.…

]]> 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. Russ said the spaceport is attractive for certain ventures, including training for unmanned drones, which are becoming more prevalent in today’s military. He also hinted there may be more action at the spaceport, saying “We are on the brink of possibly having some very large breakthroughs.” At the same time, Russ said if there are no serious developments at the spaceport in the next three years, than he would talk to legislators about closing it down. You can read more about this issue in Friday’s edition of The Oklahoman and at NewsOK.com/politics.

–Nick Trougakos, Asst. Local Editor

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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.…

]]> 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.

–Nick Trougakos, Asst. Local Editor

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