Skip to content

The Tulsa Beacon

 

News

Request an Emergency Ballot for the February 11 election

Tulsa Beacon

Registered voters, who become physically incapacitated after 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 27 and cannot make it to the polls, still have an opportunity to cast their ballot. Tulsa County Election Board Secretary, Gwen Freeman, said that state law permits voters who become emergency incapacitated after 5:00 p.m. Monday, January 27 to vote under special provisions….

Taming clutter makes a home safer and more usable

Tulsa Beacon

STILLWATER, Okla. – While made with good intentions, a New Year’s resolution to reduce clutter in the home may have waned by now. Hopping back on the bandwagon to clean up living spaces has multiple benefits. When clutter interferes with daily life, develop a plan to get it under control, said Gina Peek, assistant director,…

Legislation filed to Defend Property Owners’ Rights from Green Energy Attacks

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – If Rep. Molly Jenkins, R-Coyle, has her way, the people of Oklahoma could soon have the opportunity to cast a key vote in defense of property owners’ rights. Jenkins has filed House Joint Resolution 1003, an initiative aimed at ending the abuse of eminent domain by private companies that take government subsidies…

Oklahoma has most medical cannabis patients in the country

Tulsa Beacon

Oklahoma is the state with the most medical cannabis patients, with 9,172 patients per 100,000 people. Maine is second, with 7,663 patients per 100,000 population, and Pennsylvania in is third, with 5,492 patients per 100,000 residents. California has the least medical cannabis patients, with 8 patients per 100,000 people. New data has revealed the states…

Court ruling bolsters Oklahoma anti-ESG law

Tulsa Beacon

A U.S. district court judge has ruled that “environmental, social, and governance” (ESG) investing violates the fiduciary duty of pension plan managers since it is not based solely on maximizing returns and pensioners’ retirement security. In a Jan. 10 order, U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor concluded that “the facts compellingly demonstrated that Defendants breached their…

Constitutional Amendment to protect Seniors from rising Property Taxes

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY– Rep. Robert Manger, R-Oklahoma City, has filed House Joint Resolution 1001 aimed at providing financial relief to Oklahoma senior homeowners. This initiative seeks to stabilize property taxes for those aged 65 and older who meet certain criteria, ensuring that they can remain in their homes without the burden of rising property taxes. “This…

Bills filed about tolls on Oklahoma Turnpikes

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – House Rep. Annie Menz, D-Norman, introduced two bills pertaining to Oklahoma toll roads. “As Oklahomans, we have a Legislature of Representatives and Senators designed to best express and meet our concerns and needs. We work hard to maintain close relationships with our constituents and my constituents have been abundantly clear with me…

Tax Cut Elimination Bills, Other Tax Cuts

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sen. Dusty Deevers, R-Elgin, has introduced a slate of legislation to reduce the tax burden on Oklahomans, including the following: SB305 to immediately eliminate the State individual income tax. SB322 to immediately eliminate the State corporate income tax. SB308 to gradually reduce the income tax by 1 percent per year until eliminated…

Oklahoma National Guardsmen support 60th Presidential Inauguration

Tulsa Beacon

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard sent approximately 100 Guardsmen to our nation’s capital to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration. The Oklahoma Guardsmen joined nearly 8,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from approximately 40 states and territories to augment the District of Columbia National Guard. “I consider it an honor to be able to…

Tulsa City Council votes to end prayer that begins meetings

Tulsa Beacon

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to learn that the Tulsa (Okla.) City Council recently voted to end its divisive practice of starting meetings with prayer. The national state/church watchdog wrote to the City Council in November urging members to end the practice of opening meetings with religious invocations in response to pressure from…