At its July 2021 regular board meeting, the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity (TAEO) approved four Affordable Housing Trust Fund grants to go to nonprofits to help landlords with unpaid rent and repairs. Those grants include: $50,000 to Tulsa CARES to create a Landlord Guarantee Fund $100,000 to Housing Solutions to create a Landlord Guarantee…
Dr. Jerry Griffin, Tulsa School Board Member (District 6), announced the formation of an exploratory committee for considering a bid for Oklahoma Superintendent of Education. The primary election is in June 2022, and the general election is on November 8, 2022. Griffin said, “If at the end of the committee’s activities there is a decision…
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — Former Vice President Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States, is the fourth featured speaker to be announced by College of the Ozarks as part of The National Symposium on Patriotic Education, to be held via livestream Sept. 16-17. The purpose of the Symposium, which is hosted by The…
Service and system restoration for the City of Tulsa following the May 2021 ransomware attack is commencing as scheduled. Tulsa’s forward-facing services remain largely unaffected and citizen impacts remain low. Calling 311, and selecting option 1, is the best way to reach the City of Tulsa for things like questions on utility bills, water turn-ons…
Oklahoma Alliance for Animals has a new partnership with Tulsa Animal Welfare to more easily place heartworm-positive dogs in adoptive homes. With a $15,000 grant from Best Friends Animal Society, 60 dogs at Tulsa Animal Welfare will receive heartworm treatment at no additional cost to their new owners. “We do not want a heartworm diagnosis…
The Oklahoma State Fair and the Tulsa State Fair are two of the state’s trademark events that signal the end of summer. After both were canceled due to COVID-19 last year, organizers are excited to be back in action this September. Oklahoma State Fair, Sept. 16-26 The theme for this year’s fair is Back 2…
The Southeastern Conference voted to accept the application of Oklahoma and Texas to switch from the Big 12 to the SEC last week, sparking a rash of unanswered questions. Due to TV contracts, OU and Texas are supposedly committed to stay in the Big 12 for the next four years. But it is doubtful it…
Gov. Kevin Stitt has appointed Judge Dana L. Kuehn, a former a district court judge in Tulsa County, to the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Prior to her appointment, Kuehn served as an Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Judge since 2017. This is Stitt’s third appointment to the state Supreme Court. Kuehn is the first woman…
Proximity adds to the headaches Tulsa is working on at least seven street projects in South Tulsa, including $15 million for the widening project of South Mingo Road from 71st to 81st Streets. The construction is causing headaches to Tulsa motorists, particularly when the projects are close to each other. “It is my goal to…
In a letter sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt on July 26, State Sen. Warren Hamilton requested the governor convene a special session for the Legislature to prevent private businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated for the Chinese coronavirus. The McCurtain Republican said he’d like to see the Legislature prohibit any entity from mandating the…