After the state mental health agency slashed contracts to address overspending, nonprofits say they’ve had to eliminate programs and scramble for new funding.
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Oklahoma’s housing paradox: Vacant units everywhere, affordable ones nowhere
Across Oklahoma, apartment complexes sit boarded up. Houses deteriorate. Entire properties fall out of the market. At the same time, renters scramble to find anything they can afford.
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‘Can’t miss it’: Tulsa’s Renaissance neighborhood tackles homes that aren’t in character
Renaissance was Tulsa’s first to get a neighborhood character overlay. Now neighborhood association leaders want changes.
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A new path to affordable homeownership opens in north Tulsa’s Flat Rock Ridge development
The new neighborhood in north Tulsa aims to lower barriers to homeownership with payment assistance, incentives, construction and community investment.
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Spring cleaning season is in full swing. Here’s where you can take your extra stuff in Tulsa.
Get ready to clean out that supply closet. We round up the events and places where you can take your spring cleanout.
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Check these 4 things around the house to help cut your electricity costs
The average resident spent $146.30 on monthly Public Service Company of Oklahoma bills last year.
Posted inGovernment
Here are the cost of living bills still standing as Oklahoma legislative session barrels forward
Many of the bills on the Flyer’s radar met an early fate but others targeting health care, immigration and more live on.
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Oklahoma seniors could get a pass on property taxes if lawmakers sign off on this resolution
But Tulsa County Assessor John Wright says the government’s efforts to make up for that lost money might put strains on your wallet in other ways.
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State Farm announces $5 billion cash back to auto customers, averaging $100 per payout
State Farm Mutual said it is giving $5 billion back to auto customers after receiving the largest dividend in company history.
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This Tulsan’s rent-to-own experience highlights a lack of tenant protections
More than 20 people, including two children, sat restlessly in Special Judge Tamara Childers’ Rogers County Courtroom awaiting roll call for eviction court to begin.
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Tulsa drivers see gas prices jump amid oil spike following U.S. strikes on Iran
A gallon of regular gasoline is now just under $3 at many pumps across the city. Drivers say the increase was noticeable.
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These 3 charts show how Oklahoma’s electricity costs are rising for residents
PSO once prided itself on keeping its rates lower than inflation. The data provided to the Flyer tells a different story.