Cornett will not run in next election
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election when his term ends in one year.
He has served for the...
Urban senators of both parties oppose power grab
A bill intended to stop Oklahoma cities and counties from passing ordinances against discrimination revealed a divide between rural and urban senators Monday.
Senate Bill...
“Day without immigrants” strike reaches Okla City
From public protests downtown to the SW 29th street corridor of Hispanic-owned businesses and to the west side, Oklahoma City was a part of...
Payday loans called “predatory” by group seeking reform
As a pre-teen, Angela Basse saw her mother go through a hard divorce and then turn to a payday lender for help with a...
City councils and school boards to be elected
Your involvement in government doesn’t get any more local than this. And Tuesday is the day for you to get involved.
Oklahoma City residents will...
Shortey to address controversial “fix” at town hall Monday night
An open public forum Monday night will be about a “fix” state Senator Ralph Shortey is proposing for state questions 780 and 781 passed in...
MAPS 3 streetcar line work begins
Tuesday a crowd larger than usual for a groundbreaking attended the start of construction for the MAPS 3 streetcar track line for Oklahoma City.
Enjoying...
Tech user groups thrive because of Techlahoma Foundation
The red thread that runs through Oklahoma City’s tech community is Techlahoma.
The organization promotes a growing list of computer code user groups primarily in...
Chief to council – “The fear is real”
“The fear is real,” said Oklahoma City Police Chief Bill Citty to the Oklahoma City Council Tuesday.
His point was that some Oklahoma City residents...
Code for OKC website gives new level of access to city budget
Residents of The City of Oklahoma City now have clear visual and interactive access to how tax dollars are spent through the city’s budget....
School Choice Summit features firebrand speaker, draws protests
Oklahoma Lt. Governor Todd Lamb seemed to express the essence of the school choice movement Thursday night in a closing speech at the first...
Candidates for OKCPS board talk ideas at forum
The local retail politics of school board races is more animated than usual in Oklahoma City Public Schools this year. Eleven candidates are running...
Police and residents connect at south side “Coffee with a Cop”
Sleepy people sitting in their cars at the McDonald’s drive-thru lane at SE 44th St. and Shields Boulevard in Oklahoma City Wednesday were in...
MLK Day – “We have work to do!”
“We have work to do!” was a persistent theme among the African-American speakers Sunday and Monday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
But...
Leaders push unity, hard work in response to racism
Leaders opened and closed a series of Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrations Sunday afternoon with the same urgent words: “We have work to do!”
Oklahoma...
