Advance Morning News
It's Thursday, August 14, 2025. This morning, Caledon Solar, LLC, presents a solar farm plan, and the new governor will have a unique opportunity to change education - courtesy Oklahoma.
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More Details Needed About Caledon Solar Proposal, Planning Commissioners Say
By Adele Uphaus
Applicant is urged to consider public input from the Gibson Solar/Open Road Renewables project, which the Board of Supervisors turned down last month.
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ANALYSIS: The Next Governor Has A Generational Opportunity to Re-set Education
By Martin Davis
And the opportunity is coming courtesy an Oklahoma education leader.
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