The OU Sooner Football team has eight players on watchlists for the 2024 season before any games have been played. Announced starting quarterback Jackson Arnold and LS Ben Anderson, punter Luke Elzinga and wide receiver Nic Anderson have each been named to one watch list. Arnold, a sophomore, has been named to the Maxwell Trophy…
August 27 will be election day for the City of Tulsa mayor and council races and two city charter propositions as well as the runoff races from the June primaries for two Tulsa area legislative races and for the Tulsa County District 2 Republican and Democrat candidates. The two City of Tulsa questions that are…
The following elections/propositions will be voted on August 27 in the Tulsa municipal elections and runoffs from the June primary elections. Not every race will have an endorsement. If this is the case there will be a discussion of the candidates to help you in your decisions. TULSA MAYOR The Tulsa Beacon endorses Brent Van…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, today issued the following statements about the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA). “For the last year I have been working with whistleblowers from the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority to expose improper and possible criminal acts. These whistleblowers have documented an abundance of shady purchasing practices, including failure to…
Following weeks of delays, the Statewide Charter School Board on Monday rescinded its contract with a Catholic online school to comply with an order by the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The board voted 8-0 to rescind the contract, which authorized oversight and public funding of St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. Board member Ben Lepak…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, issued the following statement regarding Superintendent Ryan Walters’ request for the Oklahoma House of Representatives to impeach him: “As Speaker of the House, I remain steadfast in my position: I will not overturn the will of the people, regardless of any demands made. While Superintendent Walters may desire…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after the Oklahoma House of Representatives announced a Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) investigation into spending at the State Department of Education. “Numerous Senators and I have been raising questions about spending and money not being allocated to specific…
The Tulsa Mayoral race is an open seat with seven candidates vying for the position. Mayor G. T. Bynum decided not to run and the field is wide open. The race is a non-partisan race with just the candidate names appearing on the ballot. The candidates that filed in June are Brent L. VanNorman (64),…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Rep. Kevin Wallace, R-Wellston, today announced that the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT) would begin an investigation into spending concerns regarding the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE). This investigation, approved by Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, and spearheaded by Wallace in his capacity as Chairman of LOFT, will focus on issues…
I used to hate the summer heat. For the first 30 years of my professional life, I wore a coat and tie to work. In the late 1970s, former President Jimmy Carter tried to get professional men to dress less formally to save money on energy. (He also mandated a 55-mph speed limit and neither…