Residents are generally pleased with the direction Oklahoma City is taking
News Clifton Adcock
An overwhelming majority of Oklahoma City’s likely voters believe the
municipality is on the right track and has done a good job handling the
MAPS funds, according to a recent poll.
Will the downtown streetcar route take shape in time to dovetail with Project 180 construction? Or is it moving too fast?
News Clifton Adcock
The creation of a route for the MAPS 3 modern streetcar project took
another step toward reality after the project’s oversight subcommittee
unanimously approved a preferred partial route.
News Clifton Adcock
Candidates for the four City Council seats up for grabs are entering the
final round of campaigning prior to the March 1 primary election.
Commentary Bill Bleakley
Oklahoma City’s incredible record of accomplishments during the past
decade could be jeopardized by the outcome of the Oklahoma City Council
election on Tuesday.
News Clifton Adcock
Two incumbents in the Oklahoma City Council election Tuesday retained their seats, while a third was ousted, and a fourth race is headed to an April 5 runoff.
The average Oklahoman aligns more with the tea party philosophy of limited government and lower taxes.
Commentary Kyle D. Loveless
In the recent Oklahoma City Council elections, all of the candidates aligned with the tea party movement lost. Critics, news pieces and bloggers across the metro and state were using these losses as a setback or high-water mark of how much influence the tea party folks have in Oklahoma.
Candidates raising the most money either won the Oklahoma City Council primary or made the runoff.
News Clifton Adcock
In the three City Council races decided March 1, winning candidates far outspent their competitors and were partially funded by the same donors, records show.
A group running candidate attack ads is receiving indirect funding from the OKC Chamber.
News Clifton Adcock
A group conducting an aggressive campaign, spending more than $400,000
in favor of certain City Council candidates and against others, is being
funded by members of an economic development group founded by the
Greater Oklahoma City Chamber.