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John Huntley/Legislative Service BureauHouse Bill 4156 was introduced by the majority floor leader Rep. Jon Echols, R–Oklahoma City. The measure creates a new crime in Oklahoma called “impermissible occupation,” aimed at addressing increased illegal immigration into the state. -
For the first time, Tulsa’s proposed annual operating budget has broken $1 billion. The state attorney general is warning people about phone scammers impersonating his office. Lawmakers in the Oklahoma House are preserving the state’s process for selecting state-level justices... at least for now. The NBA Playoffs start Sunday for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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A new data center is almost approved for east Tulsa. It’s testing season for Tulsa Public Schools and the stakes are high. Tulsa and an Oklahoma tribal nation are being recognized internationally for their film productions. When the CDC counts Native American respondents to health surveys, they’re sometimes under-reporting the actual number of people who make up the data. -
State Superintendent Ryan Walters visited Tulsa on Tuesday. -
Oklahoma’s spring turkey season starts today and runs through May 16. Hunters can help with research to help the state’s turkey populations thrive. -
The Tulsa County Election Board ruled a county commissioner candidate can, in fact, run for office after his two primary challengers argued he's legally barred. The Tulsa Public Schools’ Board of Education has officially seated its two new members. A Tulsa nonprofit that helps patients with pet care is seeing increased demand.
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The Tulsa County Election Board ruled Tuesday that a county commissioner candidate can run for office after his two primary challengers argued he legally couldn’t. -
Black towns sprouted up in Oklahoma after the Civil War when former slaves from Native American reservations banded together. More than 50 such towns were established from 1865 to 1920. -
When Ayla Lehmann was searching for a dog for her three-year-old son, a friend pointed her to some acquaintances in Pittsburg, Kansas. There, she met a dog that stood out from its litter. -
Supporters of raising the minimum wage can start collecting signatures Tuesday on an initiative petition to put the issue on a ballot. -
Oklahoma lawmakers are threatening to incarcerate people to mitigate increased illegal immigration into the American heartland. A famous NASA astronaut visits Tulsa on the anniversary of Apollo 13. Supporters of raising the minimum wage can start collecting signatures Tuesday on an initiative petition to put the issue on a ballot. Three men who biked over 600 miles on a tour of Oklahoma’s Black towns have returned victorious.
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A tax burden isn’t the dollars and cents you pay in taxes. Instead, it’s the proportion of total income you pay toward state and local taxes.
