Only five states have a higher sales tax rate than Oklahoma, according to a study by the Tax Foundation. Also, comparing average local sales tax rates, Oklahoma has the fifth largest sales tax rate – 4.42 percent. Only Alabama (5.15%), Louisiana (5%), Colorado (4.73%) and New York (4.4%) have higher average rates. Five states –…
What has been the impact since Oklahoma liberalized its liquor laws on October 1, 2018? 3.2-percent beer has vanished and been replaced with beer with much higher alcohol content. Alcohol sales were legalized in Oklahoma’s last 16 dry counties. Liquor stores can refrigerate their alcohol products. Convenience stores, groceries, drug store and other retailers can…
The Oklahoma Army National Guard will officially promoted its newest general officer, Brig. Gen. Tommy Mancino, Oct. 8. However, this was not be the first time a Mancino has been addressed as general in the Oklahoma Army National Guard. Tommy’s father, Tom, is a retired brigadier general with more than 40 years of service in…
October 18 is the last day to apply for voter registration to vote in the November 12 City of Tulsa bond and sales tax increase election, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. You can register or change your registration by filling out and mailing in an Oklahoma voter registration application that must…
Leadership in the Oklahoma Senate is preparing for the 2020 political redistricting effort. President Pro Tempore Greg Treat appointed Senator Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, as chair of the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting and named Senator Dave Rader, R-Tulsa, as vice chair of the committee. “The Senate will conduct its redistricting process in a thorough, bipartisan,…
October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month and Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) officials are reminding parents to maintain a safe sleep environment for children. Oklahoma has some cause to celebrate, as new data shows that the infant mortality rate in the State of Oklahoma has dropped nearly 8 percent from 7.7…
OKLAHOMA CITY — A criminal justice program initiated by voters is bringing more opportunity for hundreds of non-violent Oklahoma inmates to become productive citizens. In preparation for the release of more than 700 current inmates in November, the governor’s office and several state agencies, volunteer organizations, and community partners, are working together to provide resources…
Beginning December 2, candidates can file for two seats on the Tulsa School Board that are up for re-election in February. District 5 and District 6 expire in the spring. Brian Hormer was appointed by the school board in February in District 5 after former board member Cindy Decker resigned. Hormer hasn’t announced whether he…
Gov. Kevin Stitt, U.S. Sens. Jim Inhofe and James Lankford, and U.S. Reps. Tom Cole, Kevin Hern, Frank Lucas and Markwayne Mullin were named honorary state chairmen of President Trump’s “Oklahoma Trump Victory Team” as part of his re-election drive. The campaign named Stephanie Alexander as the team’s regional political director.
Amid growing concern over the dangers of vaping, Tobacco Stops With Me, a program of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), recently began airing educational messaging to warn parents about Big Tobacco’s efforts to market vaping to young people. Tobacco Stops With Me also has resources available to educate parents, youth and community members…