The Daily Blast

Written by Dick Pryor Saturday, 18 February 2012 00:02

This week on ONR for February 17, 2012:

• An Oklahoma U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator are at the forefront of the national debate over the future of agriculture subsidies.
• While statewide smoking rates are falling, increasing numbers of teens are lighting up.
• Higher demand since the recession has increased pressure on one state agency that helps put disabled Oklahomans in the workforce.
• The wind power industry is exploding in Oklahoma and the job market in turbine repair is exploding, too.
• Logan Layden of StateImpact Oklahoma tells us the wind industry is taking off as federal wind energy tax credits are set to expire.
• Ted Streuli of The Journal Record reviews the week in business.
• Erin Boeckman of eCapitol discusses the legislative week in @ the Capitol.
• In our Black History Month segment, we meet an African-American now serving as police chief in a former "sundown town."
• And, as pitchers and catchers report to spring training, we look at our state's early contributions to the national past-time.

• ONR, the Oklahoma News Report, airs Fridays at 7:00 p.m., Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. and Sundays at 2:00 p.m.