SPEAKER TO BREAK DOWN ELEMENTS OF IMMIGRATION LAW REFORM
Immigration law debates often break down over a hard-line stand on border enforcement vs. an inalienable right to, and protection of, due process. Analyst Hiroshi Motomura understands the wide variety of internal concerns driving this, from national defense and rising crime rates to work force shortages to drains on government services. But he doubts stringent restrictions from Oklahoma City or Washington, D.C., will even address the real challenge, much less solve it. - Kirby Lee Davis

WATCHING WHILE YOU WORK
Very little that employees do at work, including e-mail, voice mail and faxing, is private, says a Tulsa employment law attorney. Workers should also understand that in cyberspace, almost nothing is ever truly deleted, said Kristen Brightmire. - Marie Price

FORD CENTER UPGRADE EFFORT UNDER WAY
Now that city voters have passed a temporary 1-percent sales tax worth about $120 million, city leaders have entered a complicated new phase of actually setting in motion construction of Ford Center arena upgrades. - Brian Brus

TULSA BRIDGE CONTRACTOR BUYS ARK. FIRM
Bridge contractor M.J. Lee Construction Co. of Tulsa extended its Arkansas market hold by acquiring Southern Pavers Inc. of Pine Bluff, Ark. - Kirby Lee Davis

LAW SCHOOL ENROLLMENT UP SLIGHTLY
Total national enrollment of students seeking law degrees rose slightly for 2007-2008, with first-year enrollment almost flat compared to last year, according to a report from the American Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. - Marie Price

PANEL OKS BILL TO HELP MUSIC INDUSTRY
The state House Appropriations and Budget Committee approved changes to the Compete with Canada Film Act designed to help Oklahoma's music industry compete as well. - Janice Francis-Smith