News

Tulsa Public School officials say they are lagging behind other districts and TPS needs to borrow $38,000,000.00 to upgrade technology. Voters in the Tulsa district will decide on the bond issue on May 14. For homeowners within the district with [...]

Mayor Dewey Bartlett has announced his proposed city budget which considers utility rate hikes and modest revenue growth. The budget takes into account a 7 percent increase in water bills and a 9 percent increase for sewer rates for all [...]

John Wright thinks he has a unique blend of experience at the state and county level that would make him a good fit as a Tulsa County commissioner. The District 3 spot is open due to the early retirement of [...]

State Rep. Mike Ritze withdrew his co-authorship of HB 2032 to cut the state income tax because it violates the Oklahoma Constitution’s ban on “logrolling.” Logrolling is the description of a bill that addresses more than one topic at a [...]

The state Senate moved to abolish Oklahoma’s judicial workers’ compensation system and Gov. Mary Fallin has signed it into law. Senate President Pro Tempore Brian Bingman’s Senate Bill 1062, the Administrative Workers’ Compensation Act, replaces Oklahoma’s adversarial court process with [...]

The Oklahoma House approved Senate amendments and gave final passage of House Speaker T.W. Shannon’s Pay-As-You-Go Infrastructure Plan. “Oklahoma has neglected its infrastructure needs for too long,” said Speaker Shannon, R-Lawton. “Now, Oklahoma has a method to repair and maintain [...]

Starting November 1, law enforcement officers will be able to remove the tags of uninsured vehicles in the state of Oklahoma. House Bill 1792, proposed by Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak and recently signed into law by Gov. Mary [...]

Legislation giving communities local control over smoking in public parks and municipal facilities has been signed into law. Gov. Mary Fallen signed Senate Bill 501, by Sen. Frank Simpson and Rep. Pat Ownbey.  The measure also places Fallin’s executive order [...]

Governor Mary Fallin signed House Speaker T.W. Shannon’s welfare reform initiative into law. House Bill 1909 would require able-bodied individuals, ages 18 to 50 who are not disabled or raising a child, to perform at least 20 hours of work [...]

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak, in partnership with Sen. Rick Brinkley, R-Tulsa and Rep. Todd Russ, R-Cordell, is announcing the creation of the “Insurance Consumer Bill of Rights.” Senate Concurrent Resolution 26, creating the bill, passed by unanimous consent [...]