Incumbent Jackie Dutton wants to tackle infrastructure and quality of life while challenger Tanisha Bowen says homeownership and business development are top of mind.
Category: Government
Posted inGovernment
Tulsans have nearly 130K outstanding warrants. Here’s your chance to clear some of them.
Tulsa is hosting a “Clear Your Warrants” event July 31. Last time around, 580 participants showed up — resulting in 1,043 warrants eliminated.
Posted inGovernment
Want to meet your Tulsa City Council candidates? Come to our free forums.
Six seats on Tulsa City Council drew challengers in the Aug. 25 election. Meet the people running for your vote at our forums between July 23 and Aug. 11.
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As court date approaches, Tulsa Food Not Bombs leads campaign to get charges dropped
Four members of Food Not Bombs were arrested for distributing resources without permits. The mayor says he doesn’t have the power to drop any charges, nor should he.
Posted inHealth
Tulsa, Cherokee Nation partner to increase healthcare access, lung cancer screening
The agreement signed Wednesday provides $375,000 over the next three years to help Tulsa’s Office of Health and Well-being with its outreach efforts.
Posted inNews
Inside a city survey: Tulsans trust their neighbors. City leaders? Not so much.
The results are in. A new citywide survey paints a picture of exactly how Tulsans feel about their neighbors, city leaders and access to resources.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
What’s next for the former Rudisill Library site? Councilor lays out vision, addresses rumors.
Vanessa Hall-Harper wants to turn the former Rudisill Library site into “the epicenter of entrepreneurship” in north Tulsa. It’s located just across the way from the Greenwood Cyber AI lab.
Posted inHealth
This program has kept thousands of Tulsa mothers and infants alive. It’s facing a funding death.
Tulsa officials are sounding the alarm about federal funding threats to Healthy Start, which has improved Oklahoma’s infant mortality rate over the past three decades.
Posted inNorth Tulsa
Thomas Moore becomes fifth candidate running to represent District 1 on Tulsa City Council
Thomas Moore joins Corinice Wilson, Reggie Williams Jr. and Mareo Johnson as another challenger for Councilwoman Vanessa Hall-Harper.
Posted inBusiness
Oklahomans voted against raising the minimum wage. Advocates are going back to the drawing board.
A majority of June voters said “no” to raising the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The group behind State Question 832 says it’s turning its attention to the 2027 legislative session.
Posted inGovernment
Tulsa has a sidewalk problem. See how your neighborhood ranks on the walkability scale.
The Flyer looks across Tulsa to see which neighborhoods are most walkable — and where the city has the biggest need for new or improved sidewalks.
Posted inNews
Safe Move Tulsa rehouses more than 360 people, 213 in past two months
Rapid exit strategies are targeted, short-term interventions designed to help people who’re on the brink of experiencing chronic homelessness. The city expects to have 1,300 people exit homelessness by the end of the year.