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Purcell man to stand trial in sister's death

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An Oklahoma County judge says a Purcell man should stand trial on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his 16-year-old sister, who overdosed on methamphetamine.

Leadership bill to cut Okla. income tax stalls

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee has stalled a leadership-backed bill to cut the state's income tax and then declined to explain why the bill has been laid over.

Judge dismisses charges against McAlester officer

Charges Dropped

McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A judge has dismissed a felony charge against a McAlester police officer accused of committing assault and battery on a woman while she was being booked in the county jail last year.

Okla. governor's office delays release of emails

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Gov. Mary Fallin's office has delayed the release of thousands of documents connected to her decision to reject an expansion of Medicaid that would have provided health insurance to an estimated 200,000 working poor in Oklahoma.

Inside Okla. clinic, a 'menace' to public health

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - The crisp, stucco exterior of an Oklahoma dental clinic concealed what health inspectors say they found inside: rusty instruments used on patients with infectious diseases and a pattern of unsanitary practices that put thousands of people at risk for hepatitis and the virus that causes AIDS.

Audit shows OSBI used state time for nonprofits

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - An audit of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shows employees of the agency used state resources and time to raise money for two nonprofits associated with the agency - then refused to release documents to the state auditor's office.

OSBI investigating threats to Okla. legislator

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is looking into threats made against a state representative who authored a bill to allow the slaughter of horses in Oklahoma.

Okla. House approves fund to pay for raises

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma legislators are taking a first step toward a cost-of-living adjustment for state pensioners by setting up an account that would be used fund the increased benefits.

Senate education panel OKs 'parent-trigger' bill

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Senate Education Committee has referred to the full Senate a modified version of a bill that would make it easier for parents to urge school boards to close failing schools - or convert them into charters.

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