Citizens within Tulsa city limits will find a slate of candidates for the nine city districts plus three proposed changes to the City Charter on their August 23 ballot. A series of federal, state and county races will be determined in several runoff elections also on August 23. The races are non-partisan but the party…
Oklahoma’s annual sales tax holiday is August 5, 6 and 7. Sales tax, with some exceptions is not collected on those dates. Retailers may not charge tax on items that are tax-exempt during the sales tax holiday weekend. Certain items that cost less than $100 are sales tax exempt during the sales tax holiday. An…
Tulsa Public Schools’ (TPS) official say they have about 300 open jobs – a higher figure than in previous years at this time. There are openings for janitors and school security. They are short in grounds keepers. There are openings for lunch ladies, cafeteria managers, janitors, school support staff and bus drivers. A shortage of…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A trio of state representatives recently filed an initiative petition to add an amendment to the state Constitution that would freeze the homestead fair cash value for individuals aged 65 and older. If enough signatures are gained (177,958 are needed), State Question 822 could be on the Nov. 8 ballot this year….
Voters who want absentee ballots in the August 23 federal, state and county runoff election plus the City of Tulsa General Election, the City of Tulsa Charter Change propositions special election and the City of Skiatook sales tax proposal should apply now, according to Tulsa County Election Board Secretary Gwen Freeman. The deadline for requesting…
A technical-training program offered through Francis Tuttle and Tulsa Tech is offering new classes and certification options to fast-track a career in oil and natural gas. Funded by the oil and natural gas industry, the Oklahoma Energy Resources Board’s (OERB) PetroTech program provides a way to get into the oil and natural gas industry or…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Title 9 was established half a century ago. It prohibits discrimination based on sex in our schools. That’s a good thing. However, the Biden administration is seeking to change the definition of sex to include “gender identity.” When biological male students are allowed to identify as female, this puts biological females at…
Oklahoma City Community College President Dr. Mautra Staley Jones announced that the college has forgiven nearly $4 million in student debt using COVID-19 relief funds for its Fresh Start Initiative, which impacts over 4,500 OCCC students. “The pandemic affected our students and their families in various ways, and we recognize that many are still facing…
Tulsa School Superintendent Deborah Gist is battling Gov. Kevin Stitt, some state officials and at least three school board members who are tired of how the schools are being run. Here are some of the unresolved controversies. At the request of two school board members, Stitt called for a special audit of the Tulsa Public…
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State University surpassed the $50 million fundraising goal for the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall with the generosity of more than 600 donors. The milestone comes two-and-a-half years after publicly launching the campaign, which will help build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for OSU Agriculture. OSU President Kayse Shrum, Thomas G….