About seven years ago, Oklahoma City Councilman David Greenwell was appointed to the Central Oklahoma Transportation & Parking Authority (COTPA) board, which provides oversight to the city’s parking and transportation system. Greenwell became the first council member to serve on the board in a number of decades, if not the very first. The councilman provided […]
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City of Oklahoma City conferring with large hotel chain
Dallas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts could be selected to build OKC’s convention center hotel.
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OKC residents are most concerned about the state of city streets
The 2016 City of Oklahoma City Citizen Survey shows OKC residents have consistently worried about driving conditions and travel infrastructure.
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Oklahoma City Council votes to form tax force focused on reform
Oklahoma City Council and others seek reforms and more transparency in Oklahoma tax laws.
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City council passes anti-discrimination housing measures
New housing measures protect citizens against discrimination because of sexual orientation, disability, age and familial status.
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Metro Briefs: city wastewater, museum money and smoking ban
Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust chooses new wastewater treatment management, the Chickasaw Nation makes a bid for The American Indian Cultural Center and Museum and Oklahoma City Council bans smoking on OKC property.
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News briefs: House District 85 special election, Parks and Recreation Summer Kick-Off and more
Munson running Less than a year after losing a House race to an incumbent with name recognition and momentum, Cyndi Munson finds herself headed into a special election for House District 85. Munson, a Democrat, lost in November to Rep. David Dank, who had held the seat since 2007. Dank, 76, passed away last month, […]
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News briefs: Oklahoma City Dodgers drive sales, councilors sworn in and more
Name change Damon Berryhill, head coach of the Oklahoma City Dodgers, said the city’s three magic words when asked to recall his memory playing in the first game when the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark opened in 1998. “As far as I was concerned, it was a big-league city,” said Berryhill, as if reading from a script […]
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BLOG: Stonecipher, reelected councilors, take oath
Mark Stonecipher, elected to fill an open seat in Ward 8, was sworn in during Tuesday’s city council meeting.
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Eight months out, names emerge for council races
Four Oklahoma City council seats are up for election in March, 2015, which includes Wards 2, 5, 6 and 8.