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…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted Oklahoma’s REAL ID extension through October 10, 2019, according to the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. This means the federal government will continue to recognize Oklahoma driver’s licenses and ID cards until that time. There will be no restrictions for Oklahomans using state licenses to fly commercial…
The Oklahoman, the state’s largest newspaper, is part of a sale to New York-based Gatehouse Media. The sale closed October 1. Gatehouse Media publishes 145 daily publications in 37 states. Some of their papers are in Shawnee, Oklahoma; Bartlesville, Oklahoma; North Little Rock, Arkansas; Stockton, California; Daytona Beach, Florida; Jacksonville, Florida; Gainesville, Florida; Savannah, Georgia;…
The University of Oklahoma Max Westheimer Airport will hold its 12th Annual Aviation Festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 13. This year marks the 77th year of flight training at Max Westheimer Airport. Admission and parking are free. A S.W.A.T. Team, the Norman Police Department and the NOAA Mobile Doppler Radar are scheduled…
State Rep. Lewis Moore held an interim study before the House Public Health Committee on mental health and substance abuse issues among the state’s prison population. “A lot of people in our prison system are there for drug- or alcohol-related crimes or because they suffer from some sort of mental health issue that got them…
State official are warning about a scam involving a request for people to register to vote over the phone. Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax said the Oklahoma State Election Board has been notified by the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors of a potential scam…
The ninth annual Feeding Oklahoma Drive is underway with the goal of raising enough food and funds to provide 2 million meals to families, children and seniors living with hunger in Oklahoma. The month-long drive benefits the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma and the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma and their partner agencies across…
Despite an average salary raise of around $6,000 a year, Oklahoma’s public schools are having trouble hiring certified teachers. The reported figure for Tulsa Public Schools is about 340 noncertified instructors. Here is how the number of emergency teaching certifications issued by the Oklahoma Department of Education has risen since 2011: 32 – 2011-12 98…
Federal officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations caught 98 illegal aliens in North Texas and Oklahoma – including eight in Tulsa and three in Oklahoma City. Almost all of the suspects arrested in the raids last week are accused of having a criminal record besides being in the country illegally….
City officials are drawing up plans to spend more taxpayer money – perhaps another $100,000,000.00 on Downtown projects. They are crafting a plan to submit to the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission that potentially spend tens of millions of dollars around the BOK Arena – an area that stretches from Boulder Avenue, 11th Street and…