Sean Murphy

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In this July 28, 2014 photo, the home of Tammy and Rick Huffstutlar is surrounded by wind turbines in Calumet, Okla. A decade ago, states offered wind-energy developers an open-armed embrace, envisioning a bright future for an industry that would offer cheap electricity, new jobs and steady income for large landowners. Today, many of the same political leaders who initially welcomed the wind industry want to regulate it more tightly. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

A decade after welcoming wind, states reconsider

Sean Murphy · October 1, 2014 5:26 pm

Okla. lawmakers to unveil new drilling incentive

Sean Murphy · May 20, 2014 12:41 am

Oklahoma State Rep. Richard Morrissette talks with public employees during a rally at the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. Hundreds of teachers, firefighters and state employees visited with their legislators and urged them to stop a Republican-backed plan to shift newly hired state employees from the current traditional defined-benefit pension system to a 401(k)-style defined-contribution retirement plan. (AP Photo/The Oklahoman, Steve Gooch)

Oklahoma public workers oppose pension proposals

Sean Murphy · February 18, 2014 5:00 am

Oklahoma state Rep. Randy Grau, R-Edmond, speaks during a committee meeting in Oklahoma City on Tuesday. A bill by Grau that restricts the use of abortion inducing drugs was passed out of committee. (AP/Sue Ogrocki)

Abortion bills clear Oklahoma House committee

Sean Murphy · February 12, 2014 5:00 am

Speaker of the Oklahoma House T.W. Shannon, right, greets Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, left, during a joint session of the legislature in Oklahoma City on Monday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma House speaker steps down to focus on U.S. Senate run

Sean Murphy · February 5, 2014 5:00 am

Methodist minister challenges Okla. license plate

Sean Murphy · June 16, 2013 2:11 am

FILE - In this May 31, 2013 file photo a tornado forms near Banner Road and Praire Circle in El Reno, Okla. The National Weather Service says the deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City late last week was another top-of-the-scale EF5 that packed winds reaching 295 mph. The weather service also says the twister's 2.6-mile width is the widest ever recorded. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams, File)

Deadly Oklahoma tornado widest on record, rare EF5

Sean Murphy · June 4, 2013 4:00 am

This undated handout photo provided by the Hornsby family shows JaNae Hornsby. JaNae, who was killed when a tornado struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013, is described by her father Joshua Hornsby as a "special baby" who made friends with everyone she met. (AP Photo/Courtesy of the Hornsby Family)

Tornado took town’s youngest as it swept through

Sean Murphy, Ramit PlushnickMasti, Christopher Sherman, David Lieb · May 24, 2013 4:00 am

Justin Stehan salvages photographs from his tornado-ravaged home in Moore, Okla., on Tuesday. (Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP)

Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors nearly complete

Christopher Sherman, Sean Murphy · May 21, 2013 4:00 am

A tornado touches down southwest of Wichita, Kan. near the town of Viola on Sunday, May 19, 2013. The tornado was part of a line of storms that past through the central plains on Sunday. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying)

Tornadoes hit Kansas, Oklahoma; no injuries reported

Sean Murphy · May 19, 2013 4:00 am

Okla. Senate unveils $80M plan for 2 new museums

Sean Murphy · May 17, 2013 12:34 am

Okla. Senate gives final OK to $7.1B budget bill

Sean Murphy · May 14, 2013 7:34 pm