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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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200K+ Oklahomans sign petition to vote on opening the state’s primary elections
State Question 836 would allow any registered voter to cast a ballot — and it would send the top two vote-getters straight to the general election, regardless of political party.
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From criminal justice to AI, here’s what Oklahoma lawmakers are considering — and what went into law in January
Oklahoma legislators convene Feb. 2. We dig into the policy changes on the table — and what has already gone into effect as of this year.
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80 new units coming to downtown Tulsa, with $2.8M in city support
The new complex at the corner of 3rd Street and Denver Avenue will have at least 13 affordable units as part of a broader effort to revitalize downtown housing.
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Between a rock and a hard drive: Osage County neighbors battle Sand Springs over proposed data center
Osage County residents could see a data center pop up down the road following a series of decisions in Sand Springs — and they have no one to turn to for help.
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Here’s where homeless Tulsans can find shelter during upcoming snow storm
The city is opening shelters and sending outreach workers to bring unhoused people — and their animals — inside during freezing weather.
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Sand Springs residents go head to head with Google over proposed data center
More than 300 people attended a Sand Springs town hall meeting Tuesday night. Here is what happened.
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Coweta planning commission denies data center proposal. Now it heads to a council vote.
While planning commissioners denied a zoning change for the controversial Project Atlas, it could still earn approval through a Feb. 2 council vote.
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Google emerges as tech company connected to Sand Springs data center project
Google is expected to be the end user for a controversial data center in Sand Springs, the latest project slated for construction in the Tulsa area.
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Tulsa council wants to put hotel tax increase on August ballot without sales tax vote
Tulsa’s hotel tax could rise to 9.25%. The council idea won’t include Mayor Monroe Nichols’ proposed sales tax increase — a decision he’s against.
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Hundreds of Tulsans stand outside senator’s office to protest ICE killing of Renee Good
Protesters gathered downtown to demand ICE agents leave Tulsa and other cities across the U.S. in the wake of a fatal shooting in Minneapolis.
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Controversial data center proposal in Coweta draws opposition ahead of council vote
Project Atlas, Beale Infrastructure’s latest proposed data center in the Tulsa area, continues to cause a rift among community members and elected officials.