Sen. Bernie Sanders is coming to Tulsa on Saturday, June 21st. It is calling people to “fight back against the billionaires and multi-millionaires that think, because of their wealth, they get to play by a different set of rules than the rest of us.” The event starts at 3:30 at the Arvest Convention Center at…
Oklahoma homeowners know all too well the damage high winds and hail can cause each year. That’s why the Strengthen Oklahoma Homes program is a smart investment for your family’s safety and your wallet. This is a new program administered by the Oklahoma Insurance Department. We have already launched two pilot phases, and more ZIP…
STILLWATER, Okla. – Two members of the Oklahoma State University Rodeo Team are preparing for the biggest performance of the season. Carli Hawkins and Morgan Bagnell are among the top collegiate rodeo athletes competing at the 2025 College National Finals Rodeo. The CNFR, slated for June 15-21 in Casper, Wyoming, culminates the collegiate rodeo season….
HOLDENVILLE, Okla. – A group of incarcerated fathers at Allen Gamble Correctional Center in Holdenville, Okla., recently marked a significant milestone: graduating from the facility’s first-ever fatherhood program. Clad in dress clothes and brimming with pride, the men walked across the stage, not only looking like fathers but striving to embody the values of one….
Tulsa labeled as a sanctuary city by FAIR While some activists want to impose a “jungle primary” election system on Oklahoma’s legislative and statewide races, a new report indicates that this system often promotes officials who impose “sanctuary” policies protecting illegal immigrants from law enforcement, including members of violent criminal gangs. A May report by…
OKLAHOMA CITY (June 10, 2025) – Oklahoma tax revenues dipped in May following a record-setting April, with the latest monthly tax revenue totaling $1.28 billion—a 36% decline from April largely due to the end of tax season. But broader trends in employment, inflation, and consumer spending signal that Oklahoma’s economy remains steady but guarded, mirroring…
Tulsa, Okla. — The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa reports a 23.1% increase in housing starts across the Tulsa metro area for the first four months of 2025, with 1,315 new residential permits issued, compared to 1,064 during the same period in 2024. April 2025 saw 253 new home starts, a slight decrease of…
In 2020, by an extremely narrow margin, Oklahoma voters opted to expand the state’s Medicaid program to provide medical welfare benefits to able-bodied adults with lower earnings and no children. That expansion has diverted hundreds of millions of dollars away from other uses in the years since, and the price tag could be set to…
STILLWATER, Okla. – By June, Oklahoma gardeners usually encounter parched soil begging for a drink, but the last few weeks have delivered an onslaught of rain in nearly epic proportions. Now, gardeners are grappling with how to salvage flowers and vegetables from record-setting rainfall. Laura Payne, Oklahoma State University Extension horticulture educator in Payne County,…
BROKEN ARROW, OK – It’s time once again for a bright light to shine on Broken Arrow as Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth’s Broadway Bootcamp returns to town for the tenth annual Broadway Bootcamp, coming to the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center July 16 to 26. “Auditions from all over the world have…