The District 2 Council seat has five candidates that are running: Anthony Archie (36), Aaron L. Bisogno (37), W.R, Casey Jr. (58), Stephanie Reisdorph (37) and Rhene D Ritter (54). This is an open seat with Jeannie Cue the incumbent leaving to run for Tulsa County Commissioner. Archie came to Tulsa to attend ORU and…
For years, the Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has collected Oklahomans’ personal medical information via patient-discharge data. An agency spokesperson has acknowledged that practice has been in place for years. But when an open-records request asked if the Oklahoma State Department of Health sells that data to third parties, the agency’s tune changed. The…
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. — Pews? Where we’re going, we don’t need pews. Some churchgoers say walking into their church feels like time travel, with ministry that would be at home in the past. Around 3 in 10 (29%) U.S. Protestant churchgoers say their church’s ministry activities and methods would fit best in a time period before…
The tax-free weekend starts at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug.2, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sunday night. The state sales tax, which is set at 4.5%, will be entirely waived during this time. County and municipal taxes will also be waived, providing a discount for shoppers. Basically under the special holiday law, if an item…
New research has revealed the states with the most significant increase and decrease in homeownership since 2014, with Oklahoma having the fifth-most significant decline in Property Ownership in America. Real estate experts Agent Advice analyzed a recent housing vacancy and homeownership survey from government census data to determine the states that had experienced the most…
Average gasoline prices in Tulsa have fallen 10.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 321 stations in Tulsa. Prices in Tulsa are 4.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 38.8 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price…
On Sunday, the delegates to the Democratic National Convention went from obscurity to some of the most powerful people in the country. These delegates are powerful because they are among the approximately 4,600 people who have an actual vote to pick the Democratic nominee for president. Usually, this is a pro forma process completed by…
Since 2019, Oklahoma has been among the states experiencing the greatest level of net domestic migration as the number of people moving to Oklahoma has exceeded those leaving the state. And those new citizens have increased Oklahoma’s net adjusted gross income by more than $1 billion, based on Internal Revenue Service data. In 2020, people…
The August 27 election will see the first round of votes for the City of Tulsa Municipal positions. All nine city councilor districts will be voted on, as well as the mayor race. There will be no vote on the City Auditor as only one person filed for the position, Nathan Pickard. In the State…
VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE APPROACHES Friday, August 2, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the August 27 State and County Runoff Primary Election, City of Tulsa General, City of Tulsa Charter Change Propositions Special Election, City of Sand Springs Special PSO Utility Franchise Election; as…