Laurel Roberts is still the city’s public safety commissioner, but the role is changing. City staff posted a job listing Thursday before removing it later that day.
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Tulsa’s annual budget earned unanimous approval. Find out where $1.2B will be spent.
Reducing homelessness, improving public safety and enhancing neighborhoods are among the budget priorities. It stills needs the mayor’s approval.
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Who is running for Tulsa City Council in 2026? Get a look at the 20 candidates.
Only one councilor is not seeking reelection Aug. 25. Here’s which seats are being challenged — and who will automatically be re-elected.
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Meet the challengers — so far — seeking to represent north Tulsa on City Council
Three candidates have announced their plans to challenge Vanessa Hall-Harper for her District 1 council seat. We asked them about their priorities for the district.
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Oversight of $5M investment in north Tulsa could switch hands after council vote
If Mayor Monroe Nichols approves, control over funding for the Kirkpatrick Heights/Greenwood master plan will move to another agency.
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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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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 City Council rejects conflict of interest claims, authorizes sale of former Rudisill Library
The economic arm of the Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce intends to use the building as an entrepreneurial hub.
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Tulsa councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper to recuse herself from Rudisill library sale
Hall-Harper is the registered agent for the economic arm of the Black Wall Street Chamber, which wants to purchase the former library for $1.4 million.
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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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Data center debate reaches east Tulsa, where residents question what’s coming
Project Anthem will transform part of far east Tulsa. As developers seek to expand their plans, residents see problems on the horizon.
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Tulsa will pause new data center construction for 9 months after council vote
The proposal was reduced from a year to nine months. Planning commissioners are still set to consider Project Anthem in east Tulsa April 1.