Sotomayor warned the unitary executive legal ideology was not part of the nation’s founding.
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TCC president responds to OSU’s vision to bring college into the fold
Tulsa Community College officials have been approached by several higher education institutions to expand partnerships, President Leigh Goodson said.
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Will Tulsa Community College merge with OSU? Leaders eye a ‘more formal relationship.’
The move to blend Tulsa’s two-year community college into one of Oklahoma’s flagship universities would take legislative approval. Jim Hess says he sees a path.
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Oklahoma ranks worst for childhood hunger. The state’s most affluent communities aren’t immune to the impact.
Every county in Oklahoma exceeds the national rate of food insecurity. High-income pockets of the state like Bixby are also feeling the rise in hungry families.
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The biggest reason for uptick in Oklahoma hunger rates? Reforms to SNAP.
About 147,000 Oklahomans have been dropped from the federal food assistance program since the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. Of those, 42% are children.
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Who took the cake in Oklahoma runoffs for labor, insurance, U.S. Senate and state Senate District 34? We round up the results.
Candidates met for a second time in Oklahoma’s GOP races for Senate District 34, labor commissioner and insurance commissioner and the Democratic race for U.S. Senate.
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It’s Election Day, and every voter has something to decide on the Aug. 25 ballot
Tulsans set an early voting record for August. The election will decide the GOP nominees for governor and superintendent, along with Tulsa City Council seats.
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They were separated by 115 votes. Now Prieto and Forst face off for GOP nomination in Senate District 34.
Conservatives are watching to see how the Freedom Caucus faction of the party fares in the primary runoff between incumbent Dana Prieto and challenger Aaron Forst.
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Gentner Drummond and Robert Franklin make their cases to voters at Tulsa Press Club event after opposition doesn’t show up
Without Mike Mazzei and James Taylor in attendance, a forum at the University of Tulsa turned into an opportunity for two candidates to delve deeper into their priorities and plans.
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Midtown Tulsa will be represented by a new face. Where do council candidates stand on the issues?
More than 100 people filled a District 9 forum in Brookside. The trio seeking to replace Carol Bush weighed in on homelessness, economic development, public safety and more.
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Oklahoma Republicans to pick candidates for labor, insurance commissioner in runoff
Marty Quinn and Bob Sullivan are facing off for insurance commissioner, while John Pfeiffer and Kevin West are in the race for labor commissioner.
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While Tulsans search for relief from the heat, city councilors question why the only cooling shelters are downtown
Tulsa is baking under 100-plus degree heat indices and vulnerable residents are scrambling to find relief. As city councilors question the centralized location of Tulsa’s cooling stations, outreach workers are hitting the pavement to provide ice, water and help to the unhoused.