While the District 1 candidates haven’t spoken with each other about the ads, both have denounced the role dark money has played. Early voting begins Wednesday.
Category: Government
Posted inSchools & Families
From electric bills to enrollment rates, Tulsa-area schools face budget squeeze
Tulsa Public Schools may be making the most drastic cuts, but districts across the Tulsa area are facing similar budgetary challenges.
Posted inYour Money
Oklahoma’s ACA premiums are going up again. Here’s what you need to know ahead of November enrollment.
While the Trump administration is issuing refund checks for some Oklahomans who lost their Affordable Care Act subsidies, relief may be short-lived as premiums are going up again.
Posted inGovernment
Downtown Tulsa juvenile curfew will remain in place another year. How has it been enforced so far?
Black youth have received the majority of citations issued so far. It prevents unaccompanied minors from being downtown between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.
Posted inNews
5 things we learned about Tulsa Police’s use of Flock Safety cameras, license plate readers
Tulsa Police leaders discussed its 100-plus network of cameras, which departments can access the data and how long it’s stored at a Monday conversation.
Posted inGovernment
Inside Tulsa’s proposal to increase the hotel/motel tax for the first time in decades
The hike would fund improvements at BOK Center and other city-owned properties. Tulsa Day Center staff have discussed how the vote could cause more people to seek shelter services towards the end of each month.
Posted inGovernment
A split vote and abstention kills Tulsa City Council’s latest push to create a public safety oversight office
After a nearly five-hour committee meeting, Tulsa councilors were nowhere closer to consensus on a police monitor.
Posted inGovernment
Find out how State Question 847 could affect Oklahomans’ property tax calculations and local budgets
By placing caps on what properties can be assessed, the proposed constitutional amendment could result in millions of revenue losses for local and county entities in Oklahoma.
Posted inGovernment
Oklahoma cleared homeless encampments. A year later, some people are back.
The state spent more than $899,000 clearing camps in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Providers say many people displaced by the sweeps had nowhere to go.
Posted inGovernment
Don’t forget Oklahoma’s Friday deadline to get registered to vote Nov. 3
Oklahoma provides three ways to register: online, mail and in-person. Here’s how to make it happen before the Oct. 9 deadline.
Posted inSchools & Families
As TPS weighs school closures, city leaders share concerns about impact beyond the classroom
Superintendents from Tulsa, Jenks and Union Public Schools met with city councilors to discuss the possibility of stacking resources and splitting costs as they all face declining enrollment and tighter budgets.
Posted inGovernment
Can Oklahomans with felony convictions vote? New law offers clarity on who is eligible — and when.
A new Oklahoma law aiming to clear up confusion about when people with felony convictions can vote again takes effect Nov. 1, two days before the election.