Jonathan Brooks addressed everything from Flock Safety cameras to TPD’s officer shortage and records request backlog. His plan? “Listening to as many Tulsans as I can.”
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Former Muscogee Nation Principal Chief A.D. Ellis dies at 90
The former two-term Principal Chief of the Muscogee Nation died peacefully on the Muscogee Reservation Sept. 14.
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Inola smelting ban will appear on spring referendum ballot, moratorium will remain in effect
Inola residents will decide the fate of a massive aluminum smelter in a town-wide vote next spring. Until then, city officials have paused heavy industrial development — including the aluminum smelting facility, which would be the largest in the country.
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No hot water and nowhere to go: Tulsa tenant’s battle with landlord ends in housing scramble
Less than a year after moving to north Tulsa, Bridgett Smith said she regrets raising concerns about a rental home. Her former landlord regrets letting Smith stay there.
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Tulsa’s ties to AI boom grow with arrival of new manufacturing facility
City and state officials welcomed Crusoe’s new AI manufacturing facility near the airport Monday. The company plans to add more jobs to its 300-person workforce.
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Osage Nation debates plans to move language, culture education to public schools
Osage Nation’s executive branch outlined some of its plans to allocate language and culture programs to state public schools on Tuesday. The congress remains skeptical.
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An Oklahoma scholarship program has oversight gaps; Now it’s the model for a federal program
A new federal tax credit program opens scholarship funding to public schools for the first time, but public districts face an uphill battle against private school organizations with years of head start and an existing state infrastructure with oversight gaps. Oklahoma is one of 30 states that have opted in.
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Tulsa is halfway to its goal of housing 1,300 homeless by the end of 2026
The city’s Safe Move Tulsa coalition has housed more than 650 people and closed another two encampments. Advocates say this isn’t “mission accomplished.”
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Williams hotline helped relatives of 9/11 victims. 25 years later, she can still remember the calls.
As Tulsans memorialize the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a Williams employee recalls how the tragedy reshaped her work life and air travel.
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Twenty-five years later, teaching about the 9/11 attacks has changed for Tulsa-area educators
Today’s students don’t remember a nation that wasn’t at war. Tulsa-area educators confront that reality in the classroom when teaching about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Tulsa ports employment bouncing back as Inola, Catoosa anticipate new investments
Tulsa Ports says employment is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels ahead of new investments, including the controversial Inola smelter proposal.
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Tulsa Public Schools considering closures and salary freezes as district shares an update on budget woes
District leadership has until Oct. 19 to finalize its plan to reduce its deficit. Community sessions start Wednesday.