Budget Briefing: Gov. Fallin’s RNC Speech: Oil Billionaire Harold Hamm is ‘Oklahoma Spirit’ Personified

Gov. Mary Fallin to Talk About Oklahoma ‘Spirit’ in Republican National Convention Speech – “Fallin, whose eight-minute speech is expected to occur about 7:15 p.m. Central time, said she would talk about the “spirit of Oklahoma” dating to the land run and its current energy industry success exemplified by Harold Hamm, chairman and CEO of Continental Resources. Hamm, whose company has helped lead a boom in domestic oil production, is the energy adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.” NewsOK.com

Residents Offer Ideas, Objections at Tulsa Vision2 Meeting – “The city’s first Vision2 town hall meeting went off without a hitch Monday night, with nearly 30 speakers taking their allotted two minutes to pitch ideas on how Tulsa might spend its projected $157.9 million in quality-of-life funding if voters approve a proposed sales-tax extension.” Tulsa World

Oklahoma’s Energy Secretary Michael Ming Touts Natural Gas – “Oklahoma First puts natural gas as the centerpiece of the state policy, but not the only piece. The initiative will tap greater oil drilling resources and find ways to make wind energy more competitive by not making it fend for itself, he said.” Tulsa World