OBA PANEL CALLS FOR GASSAWAY DISBARMENT
A Professional Responsibility Tribunal of the Oklahoma Bar Association recommended Thursday that Oklahoma City attorney Mike Gassaway be disbarred. - Marie Price
GOLD DOME SET FOR PROHIBITION
The Gold Dome building in Oklahoma City was not only saved from demolition in recent years but has begun to shape up as a thriving spot at the intersection of NW 23rd Street and Classen Boulevard. Now in addition to office space and an art
gallery, a restaurant and lounge is slated for a 2,900-square-foot spot in the dome's first floor. - Kelley Chambers
10TH CIRCUIT TOSSES OSAGE LAWSUIT AGAINST STATE
The 10th U.S. Court of Appeals has dismissed an income-tax lawsuit brought by the Osage Nation against the state of Oklahoma and the Oklahoma Tax Commission. - Marie Price
TARGET PAYS $2.58M FOR BROKEN ARROW SITE
Target Corp. of Minneapolis has paid $2.58 million for land in a new Broken Arrow retail development, records show. - Kirby Lee Davis
CAPITAL WEST BANKS, WINS ON IN-STATE STOCK GIFTING
When Keith Geary bought Capital West Securities earlier this year, he looked for ways to help promote state companies and at the same time bolster business at the brokerage firm. He said he believes he hit the jackpot. - Jerry
Shottenkirk
GOV. HENRY PREPS FOR 'TIGHT BUDGET YEAR'
At Thursday's meeting of the Board of Equalization, Gov. Brad Henry and his chief negotiator, state Treasurer Scott Meacham, questioned state Finance Director Tony Hutchison regarding the reasonableness of forecasting an 8.5-percent
increase in income tax collections next year, when the current year's income tax collections show growth at about 3.3 percent for the year. - Janice Francis-Smith