If Mayor Monroe Nichols approves, control over funding for the Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood master plan will move to another agency.
Author Archives: Phillip Jackson
Phillip Jackson is the government reporter at the Tulsa Flyer. Phillip’s journalism career has taken shape at both national and local levels. After graduating from Hampton University, he went on to cover City Hall and the district attorney’s office in Philadelphia, police and breaking news in Memphis and criminal justice at the Baltimore Sun before becoming a social justice reporter for HuffPost. He is a proud alum of the 2024 National Press Foundation’s Paul Miller Fellowship and the 2021 Reporting on Criminal Justice in the Age of George Floyd Fellowship. Now, his reporting is focused on how decisions by government officials affect Tulsans.
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Tulsa leaders worry Supreme Court decision could roll back gains in representation for Black voters
Tulsa reformed its government structure after a 1980s lawsuit. Now, some are concerned about how a Voting Rights Act decision could impact Black representation.
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Old Tulsa housing covenants can derail home construction. The city can’t stop it.
If a neighbor does not want you to make additions to your home, an older housing covenant could lead to legal challenges.
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Push to recall Sand Springs councilors over data center decisions fails
Residents submitted more than 1,600 signatures to recall three city councilors who approved the Google-backed data center. It failed this week.
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Tulsa city councilors field questions about conflicts of interest
Tulsa city councilors often wear two or more hats, balancing their full-time jobs and the job of an elected official. Occasionally, they face questions about possible conflicts of interest.
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Tulsa mayor wants city to spend $1.22B in 2026-27. Where would the funds go?
The proposal would also increase utility payments for Tulsa households. Nichols wants to invest in streetlights, public safety and infrastructure.
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Find discriminatory language in your property records? Here’s what Tulsans can do about it.
While there is no citywide effort to remove discriminatory language from deeds like Oklahoma City, Tulsans can file the paperwork themselves.
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Evans-Fintube warehouse once held new hope for Greenwood. The Tulsa landmark still sits vacant.
The 22-acre site was once at the center of a $68 million redevelopment plan. Years after it fell apart, residents want the mayor to make Evans-Fintube a priority.
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Hidden in fine print, discriminatory language from a century ago still exists in some Tulsa property records
Tulsa’s midtown neighborhoods have a history of discriminatory housing. But residents can get that property language removed.
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Once divided, Sand Springs residents band together to demand recall of elected officials
Project Spring has already generated lawsuits, protests and national headlines. Now the data center debate has reached new heights with a recall election campaign.
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Tulsa’s tourism leaders put their support behind hotel tax hike on August ballot
Business leaders say Tulsa is leaving revenue on the table by not raising its lodging tax rate in the past 40 years. A hike could be on the ballot this summer.
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Developer pulls out of Coweta data center project, ending plans for Project Atlas
After facing intense community opposition, Beale Infrastructure officially withdrew its proposal to build the 270-acre Project Atlas.