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Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • More of the same. Hot, windy. Mid-90s. 💨 Take your summer precautions!
☀️ Weather: Triple-digit heat threatens people living outside as OKC shelters brace for surge (Fox 25)
SCOTUS Updates
US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump order (Oklahoma Voice)
US Supreme Court upholds transgender athlete bans in Idaho, West Virginia (Oklahoma Voice)
Poll results:
We received 131 votes on the Monday poll, “Should SCOTUS end birthright citizenship in the United States?”
• 43 said YES
• 88 said NO
New poll question at the bottom of today’s newsletter. (You can also suggest a poll question by emailing me at [email protected].)
Inola hits pause on smelter after weighing resident pushback, Trump support
Hundreds of people gathered for a board of trustees meeting at Inola High School June 29, 2026.
By Graycen Wheeler, KOSU
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About 25 miles east of Downtown Tulsa, Inola bills itself as the Hay Capital of the World.
But a proposed $4 billion aluminum smelter would give Inola a new superlative: home of the largest economic development project in Oklahoma history.
The smelter has backing from President Donald Trump, Gov. Kevin Stitt and other state and federal officials, who say domestic aluminum production is a matter of national security.
But many Inola residents are concerned about how hydrogen fluoride emissions will affect surrounding plants and livestock.
At a meeting Monday, Inola’s mayor and board of trustees officially hit pause on zoning approvals for the smelter.
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You’ve saved $1.5 million. Now comes the real test.
Can it produce $10,000 a month, or will that pace drain your portfolio?
Most retirees do not get a clear answer until it is too late.
The issue is not just how much you have. It is whether your portfolio was built to pay you, not just grow.
That difference can determine whether your money lasts decades or starts breaking down early.
Sequence of returns, taxes on withdrawals, healthcare costs, and whether the 4% rule still applies all play a role.
Fiduciary advisors created a breakdown showing what drives sustainable income and why the same $1.5M can produce very different outcomes.
If you have $1M or more invested, do not guess.
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Here’s what’s happening in Oklahoma today:
Oklahoma AG announces settlement to cut proposed PSO rate increase (News On 6)
Restructured Yukon City Council faces first public test over $1B data center project (KOCO)
Supreme Court ruling on citizenship is 'validation' for many Oklahomans (The Oklahoman)*
Oklahoma immigration lawyer reacts to birthright citizenship ruling (News On 6)
McCurtain County woman admits to spitting in food, denies passing herpes (2 News Oklahoma)
To protect its drinking water, this city has to appeal to the oil regulators that put it at risk (The Frontier)
Five Oklahoma tribes awarded $1.6 million in housing grant for repairs, new construction (Oklahoma Voice)
Meeker Board of Trustees to discuss possible termination of police officer, Chief (Fox 25)
With Tulsa jail going away, talks resume about holding city prisoners in county jail (Tulsa World)*
After the city manager’s suspension and mayor’s resignation, another Bixby administrator is out of a job (Tulsa Flyer)
Arbuckle Wilderness halts operations following USDA order (KFOR)
Payne County Grand Jury petition quashed after erroneous approval (NonDoc)
Oklahoma education secretary departing for University of Texas (Oklahoma Voice)
“More people sick or dying”: After five years of sterile syringe distributions, harm reduction law set to expire (Oklahoma Watch)
OSBI probing embezzlement allegations against former OK County employee (The Oklahoman)*
Man in is 80s rescued after truck swept into floodwaters in Perry (KOCO)
19-year-old sentenced to life in prison after guilty plea in double homicide at Garvin County marijuana grow (KXII)
City launches its pre-approved housing plans program (Tulsa World)*
Welcome to CHOP, the west Tulsa grocery store where shopping is for neighbors (Tulsa Flyer)
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