At Monday’s Tulsa Public School Board meeting the public was given a glimpse of the proposed $597.5 million School Bond proposed for 2026. The School Board will vote next week to approve the proposal for an election in April 2026. The purpose of school bond elections is to allow schools to raise money through ad…
Last week was the opportunity for candidates to file for School Board and Municipal offices in Tulsa County. Many of the open positions had only 1 candidate filing – there will be no election held for these seats, the candidate who filed won. Only six races saw two candidates file, there will be no primary…
The University of Oklahoma has been embroiled in national controversy after graduate student instructor Mel Curth gave a student a zero for arguing that there are only two genders in a personal essay. Now, a second University of Oklahoma instructor is facing allegations of similar discrimination after she reportedly granted excused absences to students who…
A University of Oklahoma instructor, who reportedly identifies as transgender, has been placed on leave amid an investigation into whether he discriminated against a student who cited Christian beliefs to reject the claim that there are more than two genders. OU officials issued a statement over the weekend as the incident gained national attention. “The…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Just before Thanksgiving, Reps. Tom Gann, R-Inola, Kevin West, R-Moore, and Rick West, R-Heavener, filed a new brief asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to overturn a $127 million rate increase for OG&E as well as some $760 million of the utility’s ratepayer-backed bonds. Both were approved by the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC)…
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Among the major issues facing the 2026 session of the Oklahoma Legislature, the effort to improve reading outcomes in state schools is expected to be one of the most high-profile, with growing momentum for adopting the Mississippi model. Mississippi law requires early assessment of grade-school reading skills, aggressive intervention for those falling behind, and retention…
Candidates interested in filing for municipal office in four Tulsa County municipalities and filing for the Board of Education in 14 Tulsa County school district will file Declarations of Candidacy beginning 8 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 Gwen Freeman, Secretary of the Tulsa County Election Board, said Declaration of Candidacy forms must be completed and…
The candidate filing period for offices for the 2026 Oklahoma elections will be April 1-3, and numerous candidates have already announced for the various offices. In non-presidential election years, a host of state offices are up for election. The list includes the offices of Governor, Lieutenant Governor, State Auditor and Inspector, Attorney General, State Treasurer,…
Earlier this month Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed permanent sales tax and hotel tax increases. He asked the Tulsa City Council to approve these proposed tax hikes to be voted on by the public in time to be put on the ballot in February. The sales tax would be permanently increased by 0.7 cents bringing…