Energy & Industry: GRDA opened a new natural gas unit at its Grand River Energy Center in Choteau, adding nearly 500 megawatts as Oklahoma’s power demand rises with data centers and major users; the agency also secured a $28.5 million federal grant to extend a coal unit’s life. Education & Workforce Access: Oklahoma is turning public libraries into broadband hubs for rural residents, with up to 175 access portals funded by $14.5 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Capital Projects Fund. Higher Ed Governance: USAO faculty are fighting proposed changes they say could reshape the 118-year-old public liberal arts college—more online classes, more adjunct reliance, program consolidation, and curriculum authority shifting away from faculty. Public Safety & Courts: A judge set Sept. 30 deadlines for parties in the 21-year Illinois River pollution settlement talks, while a Cleveland County cemetery theft investigation follows nearly 100 stolen grave vases. Cyber & Legal Claims: Elixir Medical Corporation’s data breach is now drawing legal action as a firm investigates potential class claims tied to exposed personal and financial information. Politics & Economy: The GOP kicked off its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas to energize voters ahead of November, with Oklahoma’s T.W. Shannon among featured speakers. Agriculture: Oklahoma Farm Bureau endorsed AG candidate Jon Echols, pitching him as a defender of rural producers.