Dale Denwalt The Oklahoma Tax Commission has opened applications for three new tag agencies in northeastern Oklahoma.The offices will be located in Washington, Cherokee and Ottawa Counties.Anyone who wants to open a new tag agency must contact the agency's Motor Vehicle Division at MLAinfo@tax.ok.gov. That office can also be reached at 405-521-2519.Statute requirements and metrics such as the tag agency’s proximity to other locations and volume of business are used to determine if an agency is beneficial and cost-efficient for the area.“Our mission is to provide quality customer service and...…Dale Denwalt The Oklahoma Tax Commission has opened applications for three new tag agencies in northeastern Oklahoma.The offices will be located in Washington, Cherokee and Ottawa Counties.Anyone who wants to open a new tag agency must contact the agency's Motor Vehicle Division at MLAinfo@tax.ok.gov. That office can also be reached at 405-521-2519.Statute requirements and metrics such as the tag agency’s proximity to other locations and volume of business are used to determine if an agency is beneficial and cost-efficient for the area.“Our mission is to provide quality customer service and...WW…

Dale Denwalt While claims of a million or more people signed up to attend President Donald Trump's rally at the BOK Center this weekend might be a heroic estimate, it's worth examining whether Tulsa could handle such an influx of visitors attending the event.There will be a crowd. Seating for the event is first come, first served, meaning any potential efforts by activists to sign up for rally tickets and not attend, in the hopes that the BOK Center will sit empty Saturday night, won't actually work.But if a million people tried to come, could they stay in Tulsa?Tulsa's metro has roughly 1...…Dale Denwalt While claims of a million or more people signed up to attend President Donald Trump's rally at the BOK Center this weekend might be a heroic estimate, it's worth examining whether Tulsa could handle such an influx of visitors attending the event.There will be a crowd. Seating for the event is first come, first served, meaning any potential efforts by activists to sign up for rally tickets and not attend, in the hopes that the BOK Center will sit empty Saturday night, won't actually work.But if a million people tried to come, could they stay in Tulsa?Tulsa's metro has roughly 1...WW…

Dale Denwalt The price of West Texas Intermediate oil lost all of its value Monday, plummeting to less than $1 per barrel in midday trading before May futures contracts dipped into negative numbers.It's the lowest price for oil on record as stockpiles overtake demand.June contracts remained in the $21-per-barrel range, a silver lining for the U.S. energy sector already hit with an international price war and falling demand during the coronavirus pandemic. May contracts expire Tuesday, and oil futures are known to be more volatile as producers rush to get rid of their supply before the...…Dale Denwalt The price of West Texas Intermediate oil lost all of its value Monday, plummeting to less than $1 per barrel in midday trading before May futures contracts dipped into negative numbers.It's the lowest price for oil on record as stockpiles overtake demand.June contracts remained in the $21-per-barrel range, a silver lining for the U.S. energy sector already hit with an international price war and falling demand during the coronavirus pandemic. May contracts expire Tuesday, and oil futures are known to be more volatile as producers rush to get rid of their supply before the...WW…

Dale Denwalt Roll aside, toilet paper.Oklahomans rushed to purchase another product in record volume last month, as medical marijuana dispensaries logged enough sales to spike tax collections by more than 25%.According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, dispensaries remitted almost $9.8 million in state taxes during April. That includes traditional sales taxes and the 7% medical marijuana levy.The tally smashes the previous record of $7.8 million set in March, and is the highest month-to-month increase since last summer.An analysis of tax collections shows Oklahomans spent about $61.4 million...…Dale Denwalt Roll aside, toilet paper.Oklahomans rushed to purchase another product in record volume last month, as medical marijuana dispensaries logged enough sales to spike tax collections by more than 25%.According to the Oklahoma Tax Commission, dispensaries remitted almost $9.8 million in state taxes during April. That includes traditional sales taxes and the 7% medical marijuana levy.The tally smashes the previous record of $7.8 million set in March, and is the highest month-to-month increase since last summer.An analysis of tax collections shows Oklahomans spent about $61.4 million...WW…