Let’s say you are an avid follower of Oklahoma politics but fell and hit your head when leaving the Capitol tunnel after Gov. Mary Fallin’s State of the State Address on Feb. 6. Let’s say the fall knocked you into a coma. More than four months later, you emerged from unconsciousness with questions burning in […]
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Todd Stone joins OKC Council, weighs in on bonds, MAPS, other city initiatives
“I am really interested in seeing streets get a shot in the arm,” Stone told Oklahoma Gazette during a recent interview in his office at City Hall.
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OKC voters could go to the polls in September to vote on a bond referendum and a possible MAPS tax
The bond referendum and MAPS projects would fund further infrastructure and capital improvement projects in OKC.
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Local leaders make moves to establish a Regional Transit Authority
Task force members are searching for a consultant to create a proposal for transit authority operations, and voters will decide how it will be funded.
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Alcohol reform is still underway at the state Capitol
Proposed bills include changes to taxes, the number of liquor licenses someone may have and stores opening on Sundays.
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Chicken-Fried News: Hurry! Wait!
Red Drummond’s The Pioneer Woman Mercantile is attracting about 6,000 visitors per day to the tiny town of Pawhuska.
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The Oklahoma Academy releases its Strategic Public Policy Goals for 2017-2020
The organization’s goals focus on fixing the state’s budget issues and building a stronger Oklahoma.
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Two candidates and an incumbent run for the Ward 7 seat on the Oklahoma City Council
T. Sheri Dickerson, Marina Mangiaracina and incumbent John Pettis Jr. will be on the Feb. 14 election ballot.
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions for 2017
CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
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Civic engagement groups prepare for the next legislative session
Together Oklahoma and Let’s Fix This, Oklahoma! work to engage citizens in government.