Jones supports deliver petition; vaccine 'big deal' for state; power providers seek billions. Your morning headlines for Friday, Feb. 26, 2021

DAILY HEADLINES [The Oklahoman]( 26 Feb, 2021 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SUBSCRIBE FOR ALL ACCESS]( What stories do you wish The Oklahoman were chasing? What do you wish we knew? [Tell us!]( Contact information is optional. [Sign up here]( to get daily coronavirus updates in your email. [Subscribe]( today! View the [print replica]( of today's newspaper for more stories! [Julius Jones' supporters deliver petition signatures to Oklahoma pardon and parole board urging commutation]( Supporters of death row inmate Julius Jones marched to the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board on Thursday, delivering boxes filled with more than 6 million signatures of people who signed a Change.org petition asking that Jones' be granted clemency or that his sentence be commuted. Latest News/Sports [Johnson & Johnson vaccine is a 'big deal' for Oklahoma; 30,000 doses could arrive next week, officials say]( Approval of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine would be a "big deal" for Oklahoma, the state's deputy health commissioner said Thursday. [Stitt administration defends federal coronavirus relief spending]( Top state leaders on Thursday defended the Stitt administration's spending of $1.26 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds and said there's documentation to explain how every dollar was spent. [Subscribe to The Oklahoman]( [Vote: Trae Young or J.T. Realmuto? George Kittle or Christopher Bell? Meet OKC metro's '30 Under 30']( A couple Sundays ago, after watching the Thunder's unexpected win against the Bucks, I flipped over to the Daytona 500. [Maggie Nichols 'starting at the ground level' as a student assistant coach for OU women's gymanstics]( Sweat dripped off Maggie Nichols' forehead as she scrambled around earlier this month inside Hamilton Gymnasium in Denver. Business [Power providers to seek billions from Oklahomans in wake of storm]( Regulated utilities are kicking off cases seeking to recover billions of dollars of storm-related costs from customers at the Oklahoma Corporation this week. [Continental Resources sues government over stalled drilling permits in North Dakota]( Continental Resources has sued the federal government over dozens of North Dakota drilling permit applications that have stalled during the approval process. [What to do in, and for, your poor house now that Oklahoma's winter storms have passed]( If you think your house and the things in it made it unscathed through last week's snowstorms and record-breaking cold, maybe not. Opinion [Point of View: Proposed bill would hurt consumer protections, risk safety and security]( The state Legislature is currently considering HB 1011, which would mandate that electronics manufacturers treat repair shops without proper training or certification the same way as a manufacturer's authorized repair network. You are receiving this communication as a member of the The Oklahoman. The Oklahoman values your online privacy. For more information, view our [privacy policy]( now. Please do not reply to this message. [Manage Preferences Or Unsubscribe]( The Oklahoman 100 W Main St, Suite 100 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 © 2021 The Oklahoman. All rights reserved.