Federal investigators are reviewing whether Broken Arrow violated a law prohibiting religious discrimination in zoning when councilors denied the Islamic Society of Tulsa’s mosque application in January.
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Broken Arrow voters approve 7 of 8 bond proposals, rejecting sales tax increase for sports facilities
Broken Arrow can move forward with most of its bond proposals after the April 7 election. But its sales tax increase to improve sports facilities failed.
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Shocked by attention, Islamic Society of Tulsa prepares for hundreds at open house
About a month after the Broken Arrow City Council rejected IST’s proposal for a mosque, they’re welcoming residents into their midtown mosque Feb. 15.
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Broken Arrow City Council votes 4-1 to deny rezoning request for proposed Islamic mosque
After more than three hours of public comment, Broken Arrow city councilors took only a few minutes to deny a rezoning request for a proposed mosque.
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What you need to know about the brewing fight over a proposed mosque in Broken Arrow
From the attorney general’s office to Tulsa’s Asian Affairs Commission, Oklahomans are preparing for a heated debate over a new mosque campus in Broken Arrow.