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$20 million given to cancer center

November 28, 2019

OKLAHOMA CITY – Stephenson Cancer Center at OU Medicine announces a $20-million gift from the Stephenson Family Foundation and Peggy and Charles Stephenson, the center’s namesakes and longtime supporters of The University of Oklahoma. The gift to the OU Foundation will expand the research mission of Stephenson Cancer Center. To extend the impact of the…

Thanksgiving gasoline prices rise

November 28, 2019

Tulsa gas prices have risen 4.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.19/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 321 stations. Gas prices in Tulsa are 0.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, yet stand 18.9 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the…

Pushing for more driver insurance

November 28, 2019

On November 15, the Uninsured Vehicle Enforcement Diversion (UVED) Program, a division of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Council, achieved the milestone of enrolling 10,000 citizens in its one-of-a-kind program. “Since last November, we have been working to address the problem of uninsured driving in Oklahoma,” said Amanda Arnall Couch, UVED Program Director. “Having 10,000 fewer…

Vote to open liquor stores on Sundays

November 28, 2019

On March 3, Tulsa County citizens will vote on whether or not to let liquor stores open on Sundays. The Tulsa County Commission unanimously approved a ballot question to be on the March 3 ballot, which is the date of the presidential primary. Liquor store owners complained that the latest wave of liberalization of the…

Water bill hike

November 21, 2019

$542 – $1,665 ave. costs Utility rates for Tulsa residents rose again in November. The City Council approved the higher utility rates based on the recommendation of the Tulsa Metropolitan Utility Authority and the Stormwater Drainage and Hazard Mitigation Advisory Board. Most residential utility customers saw a 6% increase in the combined water and sewer…

City closings

November 21, 2019

City offices will be closed on November 28-29 to celebrate Thanksgiving. Emergency responders will still be available. City offices will be closed on December 24-25 to celebrate Christmas and January 1 for New Year’s Day.

Tax vote

November 21, 2019

On a record-setting cold temperature November 12, about 14% of the registered voters in the City of Tulsa approved $639,000,000.00 in new taxation. About 29,000 of Tulsa’s 201,245 registered voters bothered to cast a ballot November 12. The new taxes are supposed to spend $427 million on streets/transportation, $193 million on “capital projects” and place…

Catoosa school vote fails

November 21, 2019

A November 12 bond vote for Catoosa Public Schools failed because it didn’t get the required 60% for passage. There were 472 yes votes (51%) and 445 no votes (49%). School officials say they will repackage the proposal and resubmit it in the future.

Petition seeks to further reduce state prison population

November 21, 2019

A state group wants to empty Oklahoma prisons of as many as half of the convicts and they have submitted an initiative petition that would force lesser sentences and help for some of those seeking earlier release. Oklahomans for Sentencing wants a statewide public vote to release thousands of prisoners in the wake of the…

St. Paul is the top city for Thanksgiving

November 21, 2019

Top Cities for Thanksgiving St. Paul, Minnesota Scottsdale, Arizona Virginia Beach, Virginia Orlando, Florida Denver, Colorado Gilbert, Arizona Louisville, Kentucky Raleigh, North Carolina Irvine, California Norfolk, Virginia Chandler, Arizona Henderson, Nevada Mesa, Arizona Minneapolis, Minnesota Plano, Texas Miami, Florida Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky Colorado Springs, Colorado Fort…