The city’s Safe Move Tulsa coalition has housed more than 650 people and closed another two encampments. Advocates say this isn’t “mission accomplished.”
Category: Government
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Inside and outside Oklahoma execution chamber, Tulsans stand on different sides of death penalty debate
With less public attention focused on Oklahoma executions, a Tulsa sheriff and priest reflect on victims, closure and the costs of capital punishment.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Experience or change: North Tulsa voters have a decision to make come November
As Vanessa Hall-Harper and Corinice Wilson prepare for a Nov. 3 runoff, they’re offering different ideas for moving DIstrict 1 forward. The seat is the only undecided city council race.
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Tulsa police said Michael Glunt was shot 3 times. The autopsy shows it was 9.
Karmen Glunt says her family is still searching for answers nearly seven months after Tulsa police shot and killed her brother, Michael Glunt, during a mental health crisis.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Online conversation around Tulsa City Council race surged, but voter turnout didn’t
While social media discourse around the District 1 race took off, data shows north Tulsans didn’t show up in bigger numbers. Advocates are asking why and exploring what to do next.
Posted inGovernment
Low turnout remains a staple for Oklahoma’s August elections. See how state and local races fared.
Locally and statewide, the majority of races Aug. 25 saw less than 40% of eligible voters turn out. We map which areas of Tulsa County counted the most ballots.
Posted inGovernment
Vanessa Hall-Harper to face Corinice Wilson in runoff for Tulsa City Council District 1 race
Neither candidate won outright Tuesday, but as the Nov. 3 runoff looms both women emphasized the work is just beginning for their campaigns.
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Anthony Archie wins District 2 race to represent west Tulsa for a second term
The first-term councilor defeated Aaron Bisogno for a second time. Archie’s main priorities are revitalizing the 61st and Peoria area and Riverwood.
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It’s Election Day, and every voter has something to decide on the Aug. 25 ballot
Tulsans set an early voting record for August. The election will decide the GOP nominees for governor and superintendent, along with Tulsa City Council seats.
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Tulsa’s data center moratorium expires this year. Here’s what might be next.
Tulsa planners are taking a close look at where data centers can be built, how far back they must be from homes and more. The moratorium lasts until Dec. 31 but could be extended.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Grocery stores. Third spaces. Code enforcement. Here’s what Tulsans say District 1 needs.
Ahead of the Aug. 25 election, current and former Tulsa City Council District 1 residents laid out what they think the district needs from its next representative.
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Tulsa County has a new agreement with ICE that goes beyond the jailhouse to special task forces
Nine deputies are certified through a new 287(g) agreement to conduct immigration enforcement. None are on patrol.