Oklahoma’s Presidential Preferential Primary will be March 3, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The last day to register for the presidential primary is February 7. Voters must be a registered member of the party for the intend to cast a ballot. However, Independents may vote in the Democrat primary only. Independents…
The deadline to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming February 11 election (school boards, school bonds and municipal offices) is 5 p.m. February 5. Elections are scheduled for: Tulsa School Board, District 6 and 6; Bixby School Board, Office 5; Owasso School Board, Office 5; Collinsville Mayor; Sand Springs City Council, Ward 5; Jenks…
Candidate for municipal office in Bixby may file beginning at 8 a.m. on February 3. Filing ends at 5 p.m. February 5. The open seat is for the Bixby City Council, Ward 5. It is a four-year term. The nonpartisan election will be April 7. If someone is not registered, they can download an application…
HUD Secretary Ben Carson has announced $8,354,106 in grants to support homeless assistance programs in Oklahoma. These grants are part of a total of $2.2 billion that was awarded nationally under HUD’s Continuum of Care grants to provide critically needed support to approximately 6,593 local programs that serve individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This is…
IRVING, Texas (PRNewswire) — 7-Eleven, Inc. announced that it has entered in an agreement to acquire “7 Eleven Stores” of central Oklahoma, which includes more than 100 7-Eleven-branded locations that have been operating independently for 67 years. The transaction is anticipated to close in 60-90 days, subject to standard closing conditions and regulatory approvals. All…
Two new Oklahoma Health Care Authority policies will increase SoonerCare members’ access to care and lower OHCA costs. The new policies include adding diabetes self-management training as a SoonerCare benefit and establishing registered behavior technicians as SoonerCare providers. The policies were enacted by emergency rules that Gov. Kevin Stitt signed earlier this month. “Our core…
The Tulsa Parks and Recreation Dept. will hold a building dedication and reopening celebration at Chamberlain Park, 4940 N. Frankfort Ave. on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m. to formally rename Chamberlain Recreation Center to the Jane A. Malone Center in Chamberlain Park. The city decided to reopen the Recreation Center in Chamberlain after being closed…
Governor Kevin Stitt made two changes to his leadership team. John Budd, who has been serving in the dual roles of state chief operating officer (COO) and director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), will now be solely focused on his role as state COO. Steven Harpe, who currently serves as deputy…
Sen. Nathan Dahm wants to crack down on the state’s sanctuary city policies. Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1459, which prohibits any municipality in Oklahoma to adopt a sanctuary policy. Under the bill, any city or town that enacts such a policy would be ineligible for state funding through agencies and grants. “In the…
Legislation filed by Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, would declare 2020 the “Year of the Bible.” Senate Concurrent Resolution 7 would recognize the unique contribution the Bible has made in shaping the United States, including that biblical teachings inspired civil government concepts found in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. The resolution also recognizes…