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Political correctness, the city attorney and ABC control on Aug. 25th ballot

July 30, 2020

Tulsans will also vote on five propositions on August 25 that deal with political correctness; nonpartisan elections; control of authorities, boards and commissions; and the status/role of the city attorney. Proposition No. 1 would delete any references to partisan elections because Tulsa’s municipal elections are “nonpartisan.” Proposition No. 2 would erase any “gender specific” pronouns…

OKC schools go ‘virtual’ for first 9 weeks of class

July 30, 2020

Tulsa Schools may switch The Oklahoma City School Board pushed the start of school back to August 31 and announced that the first nine weeks of classes will be strictly “virtual learning” instead of face-to-face instruction. Tulsa Public Schools has pushed the start of classes back to August 31 instead of August 10 but has…

Stitt trying to sort out SCOTUS ruling

July 30, 2020

Governor Kevin Stitt issued Executive Order 2020-24, announcing the formation of The Oklahoma Commission on Cooperative Sovereignty to address concerns and make recommendations to the State and the U.S. Congress in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in McGirt v. Oklahoma and Sharp v. Murphy. “We know that there is a lot of…

Gambling deals are overturned

July 30, 2020

Republican leaders in the Legislature praised the decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court declaring recent gambling agreements negotiated by Gov. Kevin Stitt as void under Oklahoma law. “This ruling confirms what we have maintained all along: There are parameters defined by statute that must be followed in the negotiation of and entering into tribal gaming…

Almost 33k cases in Oklahoma

July 30, 2020

As of July 27, Oklahoma has had 32,686 positive cases of the coronarvirus. Health officials say 573,185 people have been tested with 535,582 tests coming back negative. There were 625 people in hospital with the virus as of Monday and 496 people have died statewide. They report that 24,698 people have recovered from having the…

Democrats irate over funding for Oklahoma private schools

July 30, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY — Members of the Oklahoma House Democrat Caucus responded to Governor Kevin Stitt announcing his plan to give at least $10 million out of $39.9 million in the GEER funds to private schools. The Democrat lawmakers argue that private schools have additional opportunities to generate revenue, like tuition and forgivable federal small business…

July 31 is the last day to register

July 30, 2020

July 31 is the last day to apply for voter registration to be able to vote in the August 25 state and county runoff primary election. It is the City of Tulsa general election with candidates for mayor and city councilor plus five charter propositions. There is also a Jenks City bond election, Glenpool sales…

Tulsa gasoline prices drop slightly

July 30, 2020

Tulsa gas prices have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.82/gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 2.0 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 47.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…

Care for trees in the summer heat

July 30, 2020 Trisha Gedon

STILLWATER – On a hot summer day, spending the afternoon bathed in the shade of a tree is a great escape from the heat. While homeowners do their best to make the landscape an inviting space, some of the needed equipment to do so could put those trees in jeopardy. David Hillock, Oklahoma State University…

$4.6 million in new research grants

July 30, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Presbyterian Health Foundation has awarded nearly $4.6 million in biomedical research grants to the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF). “We remain steadfastly committed to funding cutting-edge biomedical research on the Oklahoma Health Center campus,” said PHF President Tom R. Gray III. A…