The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday appointed two interim councilors to fill vacated seats in Districts 3 and 7. Karen O’Brien is the District 3 councilor and former Councilor Arianna Moore was chosen for District 7. They both will serve until December 3, when the winners of the November 6 elections take office. Councilors thought…
Utility bills are going up in Broken Arrow again. In November, an average residential customer who uses 7,000 gallons of water a month will pay about $2.29 more per month for water, $2.19 for sewer and 57 cents for stormwater fees. That’s about $5 a month more. Residential customers got a similar hike in utility…
To help end veteran homelessness, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $153,053 to provide a permanent home to an estimated 35 veterans experiencing homelessness in Oklahoma. The rental assistance is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) Program, which combines rental assistance…
Newsroom employees of The Omaha World-Herald voted overwhelmingly on October 8. to unionize. The 71-5 vote by reporters, copy editors and photographers to affiliate with The NewsGuild, was what they called an effort to ensure a local voice in the direction of the state’s largest newspaper. “Today is a historic day as journalists make the…
Conservatives don’t have much to cheer for in Tulsa’s municipal government. A few years ago, city leaders and their chamber overlords tricked Tulsa voters into making municipal elections “nonpartisan” – thus guaranteeing that voters would have less information about people running for mayor or city council. On November 6, voters will select four new councilors….
The biggest tax increase in Oklahoma history was completely unnecessary. Every month, State Treasurer Ken Miller reports record-breaking revenues from virtually every revenue stream. A conservative estimate is that the state will see a budget surplus of more than $1.3 billion even when you don’t take into account money from the new taxes on cigarettes,…
There is a balance in police work between maintaining law and order and infringing on constitutional rights. The Tulsa Police Department is departing from a strong-arm approach to training recruits to a “professional” approach that includes education on the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot, how to handle Muslims and how to treat homosexuals. While policemen should…
A headline on the front page of a recent edition of the Tulsa Beacon declares that “Oklahoma will get $13m to fight the opioid epidemic.” On the other hand, Oklahoma is fighting a battle to provide free access to marijuana. This world has lost its collective mind! If addiction is a national problem, why would…
What should conservative Christian voters look for in the November 6 election? Here are some insights. Christopher Uric Brecht-Smith is running against Judge Linda Morrissey for Tulsa County District Judge. His registered name on the ballot will be “Chris Brecht” because he doesn’t want unsuspecting voters to know he is “married” to another man. He…
After a bitter loss to No. 7 Texas, No. 9 Oklahoma still has a better-than-expected shot to win the Big 12 and have a chance to make the College Football Playoff. Losses by Georgia, Penn State and West Virginia pushed the Sooners back into striking distance of the playoff. Even if Texas continues to win,…