Over 200 waiting in line daily for Oklahoma unemployment help
A number of people are seeking help daily with unemployment claim problems by waiting in line at the main Oklahoma Employment Commission (OESC) offices.
Oklahoma City has no health codes to respond to COVID-19 pandemic
The only health department codes The City of Oklahoma City has to work with are state-level health laws that were not written anticipating a pandemic.
Jail Trust debates City contract, approves Jail lease, hears COVID report
The Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Authority (Jail Trust) approved a slate of contracts and agreed to an historic lease of the Oklahoma County Jail.
Pandemic already giving way to rising homelessness numbers in OKC
The pandemic that has caused the greatest unemployment rate since the Great Depression is showing rising numbers of people experiencing homelessness.
OKC DACA recipients relieved as Supreme Court decision blocks Trump
The Supreme Court handed down a decision Thursday blocking the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA.
Council approves budget, passes police resolution as protesters gather
In a nine-hour meeting Tuesday, the City Council adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2021 after hearing many public comments and passsed a policing resolution.
Supreme Court decision protecting gay, transgender workers celebrated
A U.S. Supreme Court decision handed down Monday to protect workers under Title VII was a major surprise nationally and to local LGBTQ+ advocates.
No public comments at $105.7M budget hearing for Oklahoma County
The Oklahoma County Budget Board held a public budget hearing with no residents commenting Wednesday, then approved the budget of $105.7 million for FY21.
More community voices heard about police in OKC City Council meeting
In another marathon meeting of the City Council of Oklahoma City Tuesday, more commenters weighed in on the police budget and funding.
OKC Mayor Holt talks with protesters Tuesday after lifting curfew
OKC Mayor David Holt spent Tuesday talking with protesters downtown listening to their concerns and in some cases directing them to staff who were there.
