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Author Archives: Ginnie Graham
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How much have Tulsa taxpayers spent on Route 66 projects? City docs show it’s not always clear.
There’s no central place where Tulsa officials have totaled taxpayer money spent on many Route 66 projects. The city is working on a fix — by November.
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After three years of increasing, Tulsa’s homeless population stabilizes
Tulsa’s homeless population steadily climbed after the expiration of pandemic-era federal funding. The 2026 count is six less than the previous year.
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‘We’ve lost just as many to suicide back home’: Oklahoma battles high veteran suicide rates
Mental health providers say there is help available to Oklahoma veterans who are struggling. Getting them through the door is the challenge.
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New faces in the neigh-borhood: Tulsa Police Department relaunches horse unit
Tulsa police cut its mounted patrol unit more than a decade ago. Now, three horses already owned by officers are bringing it back.
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Por lo que se puede y por lo que no se puede votar en las elecciones primarias de Oklahoma del 16 de junio
Todos los votantes de Oklahoma tienen decisiones que tomar en las elecciones del 16 de junio y del 25 de agosto, pero solo los miembros de partidos políticos pueden elegir candidatos.
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Broken Arrow library removed displays on LGBTQ+ topics, race after senator forwarded complaint
Tulsa-City-County Library says the displays violated its policies, adding the system does not “censor materials.” The resident complaint reflects a nationwide trend.
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What you can and can’t vote for in the June 16 Oklahoma primaries
Independents can weigh in on minimum wage, property tax revenue for schools and voter ID requirements. But the primaries are limited to Republicans and Democrats.
Posted inHealth
How Tulsa is tapping opioid settlement funds for housing, treatment and hope
At west Tulsa’s Eden Village, funds from a class-action lawsuit against opioid companies are funding case workers and overdose reduction.
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Rural areas are struggling to get opioid settlement grants. Oklahoma wants to change that.
Nearly $1 billion in funds to address the opioid crisis will flow through Oklahoma. So far, Tulsa and Oklahoma City have been the main recipients.
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Service Oklahoma can’t confirm your citizenship for voting purposes? Try this.
With three key voter registration deadlines on the horizon, here’s what to do if you can’t complete online voter registration due to Service Oklahoma issues.
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Oklahoma program to prevent abortions struggled with spending. Lawmakers want to give it more money.
The Choosing Childbirth Program lagged in spending money it was allotted and had “significant” problems with incomplete data, according to a new report.