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The Oklahoma county commissioners scandal was a political corruption scandal in the United States. Brought to light in the 1980s through the OKSCAM investigation by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation , the investigation resulted in hundreds of people being charged with taking kickbacks or stealing public money . [ 1 ]
It's been three years since the massive winter storm in 2021, and lawsuits against utility companies over huge gas price spikes have stalled. Why are lawsuits against Oklahoma utilities over the ...
In Canada, a public utilities commission (PUC) is a public utility regulator, typically a semi-independent quasi-judicial tribunal, owned and operated within a municipal or local government system under the oversight of one or more elected commissioners. [1] Its role is analogous to a municipal utility district or public utility district in the US.
The public utility, which provides electricity and water to tens of thousands of customers in Wyandotte and Johnson counties, has terminated four employees for residency violations since 2015: two ...
Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony, right, addresses Commissioners Todd Heitt and Kim David during a July 23 meeting. ... 2021 Winter Storm Uri caused havoc on utilities. In 2022, the Oklahoma ...
Mark Jennings, McCurtain County Commissioner for the 2nd district, resigned April 19. After his resignation, attorney general of Oklahoma Gentner Drummond announced his office had begun an investigation into corruption in the county two weeks earlier. On June 18, 2024, Clardy lost his bid for reelection, earning just 18.26% of the vote in the ...
Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland ran for her first full term after being appointed to the position in 2005 by Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry. She defeated Republican candidate Bill Case with 52% of the vote to Case's 48%. As of the 2022 election, this is the last time a Democrat was elected as Oklahoma's Insurance Commissioner.
Alexandra Bradley alleges she experienced harassment and discrimination, including hearing a BPU coworker use the n-word. Several lawsuits have been brought by Black BPU employees.