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Police target red/yellow light violations

Tulsa Beacon

During the month of November, the Tulsa Police Department will focus on red and yellow light violations within the City of Tulsa.  Tulsa Police traffic officers and motorcycle officers will be randomly monitoring all major intersections within the city during this enforcement action, as these violations are a leading cause of severe and fatal collisions. …

700 marijuana licenses in Tulsa

Tulsa Beacon

Per the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA), as of Aug. 30, 2019, all new medical marijuana business license applicants and existing businesses with medical marijuana licenses up for renewal in Tulsa city limits will be required to complete a certificate of compliance with the City of Tulsa Permit Center to submit to OMMA. A certificate…

Open meetings/records seminar

Tulsa Beacon

A free seminar on the open meeting and open records acts is set for November 14  in Tulsa. The seminar will be from 1 to 4 p.m. in the auditorium at OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa.  This seminar, part of a series of six statewide meetings, is free, open to the public and…

Todd Huston at College of the Ozarks

Tulsa Beacon

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri. — College of the Ozarks hosted Todd Huston, author and world record holder, at a Christian convocation on November 4.  At the age of 14, Huston’s life was radically changed when his legs got caught in the propeller of a boat. Despite numerous surgeries, bone disease forced him to have one leg…

Sen. Dave Rader runs for 2nd term

Tulsa Beacon

State Senator Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, announced that he will run for a second term in 2020. Rader, a former University of Tulsa player and head football coach, represents the 39th District of the Oklahoma State Senate. “I am proud of my service in the State Senate and am grateful for the opportunity to serve the…

Number of volunteer firefighters rises

Tulsa Beacon

House Majority Leader Mike Sanders, R-Kingfisher, said close to 500 new volunteer firefighters have joined rural fire departments four years after he ran legislation that eliminated the age limit for new volunteers.  He expects to see an even greater increase with the passage of another law, too. House Bill 2005, authored by Sanders, took effect…

Law puts cameras on school buses

Tulsa Beacon

A bill allowing law enforcement use cameras on school buses to track down drivers who illegally pass stopped buses went into effect Nov. 1. House Bill 1926, by Rep. Dell Kerbs, R-Shawnee, and Sen. Ron Sharp, R-Shawnee, requires a minimum ticket of $100 for drivers who break this law. The law also requires 75% of…

Oklahoma sets a national record with prisoner release

Tulsa Beacon

Democrats want more out Gov. Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board set a new national record by commuting 527 state inmates in a single day and allowing their release. The board considered 814 inmates’ cases during the special meeting which was held the first day HB 1269 took effect. The 2019 law…

Tax hike vote is Tuesday

Tulsa Beacon

Tulsa citizens go to the polls November 12 to determine the fate of a $639 million tax increase. If approved, the proposals would raise sales tax and property tax and approve the sale of bonds to finance the projects. The City of Tulsa already gets about 16 percent of the property taxes paid within city…