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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Oklahoma City Council votes against Indigenous Peoples Day
The city votes to keep Columbus Day despite citizens’ efforts to reestablish the holiday as Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Chicken-Fried News: Local government
Pete White believes Oklahoma’s state government needs to back off and let city governments do their job.
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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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Bodine Elementary models suspension reversal district seeks
Bodine Elementary has experienced a transformation from a high suspension school to one students and teachers look forward to coming to each day.
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News Briefs: OKC Mayor’s Development Roundtable, charter schools, bike laws and more
Senate Bill 68 would allow OKC and Tulsa to sponsor charter schools, but not everyone thinks it should be passed.
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Opponents sound off, but council expands convention center proposal
The city council voted to put $30 million back into a new convention center project despite the objection of a few.
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Streetcar route passes City Council vote after contentious debate
Jeff Bezdek voices his disapproval of Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid\’s approach to the streetcar vote, at Tuesday\’s City Council meeting. Photo by Mark Hancock Almost two dozen citizens spoke against and in favor of the proposal, which created a 2 ½ hour discussion of the most controversial MAPS 3 project. Councilmen James Greiner, Ed […]
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One at a time
Pete White Credit: Mark Hancock Council members were scheduled this week to decide whether to accept a subcommittee’s recommendation to begin negotiations with one potential wellness center operating partner instead of two, as city staff had originally suggested. In a 4-3 vote, the health and wellness subcommittee opted June 26 to recommend negotiations with the […]