After the largest tax increase in state history was enacted in 2018, shoppers can look forward to the state’s annual sales tax holiday next week. In Oklahoma, the average sales tax burden – combining state, county and municipal sales taxes – is almost 9 percent That ranks Oklahoma with the third highest average in this…
OKLAHOMA CITY– A report released by the Food Research and Action Center shows Oklahoma had the nation’s third-highest increase in summer meal participation from 2017 to 2018 with a 14.9 percent increase, but still ranks last overall. Approximately 570 summer meal sites served 16,612 Oklahoma kids daily in July 2018. School officials said summer meals…
As a part of Comprehensive Animal Welfare Reform Plan, Tulsa Animal Welfare (TAW) announced the extension of its shelter hours. Animal Welfare will extend its Saturday hours and open on Sundays. The new hours are: Monday: Noon – 6 p.m. Tuesday: Noon – 6 p.m. Wednesday: Noon – 6 p.m. Thursday: Noon – 6 p.m….
As temperatures climb, so does the risk for heat-related illness due to hyperthermia (overheating). The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) reminds parents that children’s bodies overheat easily, and infants and children under age 4 are among those at greatest risk for heat-related illnesses. Heat stroke is one of the leading causes of non-crash, vehicle–related…
The City of Tulsa has hired Flintco for the construction project for Gilcrease Museum. Flintco will work with the City of Tulsa, Gilcrease Museum, Gallagher & Associates, and architects SmithGroup and 1 Architecture on the renovation project. “Flintco is honored to be selected as the construction partner for the renovation and expansion of Gilcrease Museum….
MUSKOGEE – Oklahoma Festival of Ballooning will be at historic Hatbox Field August 16 and 17. The balloon festival, now in its second year will host dozens of balloon pilots and their crews, many of which will be in the running for the Oklahoma Hot Air Balloon Championship Governor’s Trophy. Festival-goers will experience luminous balloon…
The Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Second Amendment Association will host “An Evening with South African National Hero Charl van Wyk” at 6:30 p.m. July 23 at the American Legion Post 1, 1120 E. 8th St. in Downtown Tulsa. Van Wyk will talk about what happened when terrorists attacked his church in South Africa. Eleven…
Stitt sends a letter asking to shore up Tulsa’s levees Gov. Kevin Stitt and three Tulsa area mayors sent a letter the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asking that they speed up the feasibility study on the Tulsa-West Tulsa Levee System. Stitt wants it completed by the end of December. The levee system protected much…
State officials are taking steps to make sure Oklahoma’s skyrocketing marijuana industry is conforming to recently passed legislation. “The Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority (OMMA) has reinstituted a project management structure to ensure compliance and timely implementation of the changes,” said Tom Bates, Interim Commissioner of Health. That means creating rules, changes in technology and other…
Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to renegotiate the gambling compacts between the state and the tribal governments. The compacts expire January 1, 2020. Some tribal leaders don’t want any changes and claim that if they don’t like Stitt’s changes, the pact will automatically continue for another 15 years under the same terms. Attorneys for the state…