Oklahoma Political News
Unspent park funds scrutinized
Staff members from the city Park and Recreation and Finance departments were grilled by some city councilors Tuesday about why $9.7 million in sales-tax funds allocated for park improvements has not been ...
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
Small-business owners speak out at mayor's forum
Restaurant owner Ryan McAdams told Mayor Dewey Bartlett on Tuesday that the city needs to work on treating business owners as if they matter.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
Accord reached on measure to ease suffering
A compromise was announced Tuesday on a bill to address an African rebel group that has been accused of atrocities dating back decades.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
Same-gender couples wed in nation's capital
The Rev. Darlene Garner, 61, and the Rev. Candy Holmes, 53, were among the first same-sex couples to marry in Washington on Tuesday, when the district became the sixth place in the country to conduct the ...
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
State's revenue a bit over estimate
State Treasurer Scott Meacham on Tuesday said the state may finally be seeing the end of the recession.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
Grant rules, layoffs questions arise
An e-mail from a U.S. Department of Justice official to Mayoral Chief of Staff Terry Simonson seems to show that the federal grant money used to rehire 35 laid-off police officers could have been used ...
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:31AM | tulsaworld.com
Cab drivers keep fleecing visitors
Some city councilors want to strengthen a taxi fare ordinance to clamp down on cab drivers who continue to gouge passengers despite the city's effort to cap rates.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:30AM | tulsaworld.com
Health bill divide spurs dueling demonstrations
Thousands of liberal public-option backers and conservative tea partiers launched campaigns Tuesday in the nation`s capital to persuade Congress to pass — or reject — sweeping health care ...
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:29AM | tulsaworld.com
Ex-congressman: Behavior was wrong, but not sexual
Former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:29AM | tulsaworld.com
Gun bill zings past House
A bill that states that firearms made and kept in Oklahoma are not subject to federal regulation won easy approval Tuesday in the House of Representatives.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:28AM | tulsaworld.com
State-worker rally aims at birth-date measure
Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson was among the officials who spoke Tuesday to a small group of state workers at a rally outside the state Capitol.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:28AM | tulsaworld.com
Northside health center advances
The Tulsa City-County Health Department took another step forward Tuesday in its effort to construct a health and wellness center on the city's north side.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:26AM | tulsaworld.com
House passes autopsy-closure bill
Some information in autopsy reports would no longer be made public under a bill headed to the state Senate.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:25AM | tulsaworld.com
Measure to retool workers comp system OK'd
OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Senate passed a measure Tuesday to overhaul the state's workers compensation system.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 8:22AM | tulsaworld.com
Uganda aid bill compromise reached
For more than a week, members of “Invisible Children’’ and “Resolve Uganda’’ have been holding a vigil outside the Oklahoma City office of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, who reportedly has blocked the bill from ...
Wednesday March 10, 2010 5:15AM | tulsaworld.com
Mayor hears concerns of Tulsa business owners
Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett said he want to hear from businesspeople at a series of forums, which have been scheduled so that he can learn ways the city can help businesses survive and thrive.
Wednesday March 10, 2010 4:53AM | tulsaworld.com
Mayor to host business forum tonight
Mayor Dewey Bartlett is hosting the first in a series of business forums this evening to gather feedback from business owners on how the city can help them survive and thrive.
Tuesday March 9, 2010 9:49AM | tulsaworld.com
'Daring' women praised
Crediting their role in the American story, President Barack Obama on Monday praised the nation`s `daring, indomitable` women — including the one-time political rival who is now his secretary of ...
Tuesday March 9, 2010 8:36AM | tulsaworld.com
Retired general tapped for TSA post
President Barack Obama said Monday he wants retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding to lead the Transportation Security Administration.
Tuesday March 9, 2010 8:36AM | tulsaworld.com
Study for loop segment advances
Legislation to authorize a feasibility study for a highway through parts of west Tulsa and Tulsa County was approved by the House of Representatives on Monday.
Tuesday March 9, 2010 8:36AM | tulsaworld.com
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