Friday, March 10, is the last day to apply for voter registration in order to be eligible to vote in the April 4, Board of Education General Elections for ISD-1 Tulsa Public Schools District 1, ISD-10 Berryhill Public Schools Office 3, ISD-3 Bixby Public Schools Office 3 and ISD-2 Sand Springs Public Schools Office 3;…
Voters in Tulsa County are reminded to keep the integrity of the election system in mind, when going to the polls next week. While ballot “selfies” or taking photographs of a marked ballot are legal, voters may not share or distribute the image through social media or by any other means while inside the election…
Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Sheriffs Association (“OSA”), Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police (“OACP”), and Oklahoma District Attorneys Association (“ODAA”) announced the formation of the Oklahoma Public Safety Coalition (“OPSC”) today. The OPSC will work together to support policy initiatives which further public safety in Oklahoma and will actively oppose policies which would threaten…
POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks will host Mike Rowe, television personality and proponent of a strong work ethic, for the Spring Work Ethic Forum Convocation on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. “Since our founding in 1906, the Work Education Program at College of the Ozarks has been our signature program, and we want…
On March 7 Oklahomans will head to the polls for a special election on State Question 820 to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana. According to the Tulsa County Election Board, there has been a significant jump in new voter registrations in the last couple of months presumably to vote for this initiative. Medical marijuana…
OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma House Republicans on Thursday announced an education plan designed for every student, parent and teacher in the state. House Bill 2775, authored by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, includes a $500 million increase in funding for public schools throughout the state that will fund $2,500 pay raises for every teacher not…
Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill declaring woman means woman Members of an Oklahoma Senate committee have advanced legislation to standardize state law and ensure that all references to women in statute are explicitly defined as individuals declared female at birth. Senate Bill 408, by state Sen. Jessica Garvin, creates the “Women’s Bill of Rights.” The text…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Public Safety Committee has given its approval to a measure to increase the penalties for firearm thefts in Oklahoma. Sen. Darrell Weaver, R-Moore, is the author of Senate Bill 859, which was approved by the panel on Thursday. Weaver is a former head of the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The Senate Judiciary Committee met on Tuesday and unanimously passed Senate Bill 290, which would increase pay for election day poll workers. “This is a much needed and much deserved pay raise for our dedicated poll workers who often work over 13 hours on election day,” Hamilton said, “I am so appreciative…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The full Senate has approved a measure prohibiting gender transition procedures for children under the age of 18. Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, is the author of Senate Bill 613, which bans the use of any medications or surgical procedures for the purpose of gender transition. Behavioral and mental health counseling and medications…