Tuesday, OKC votes on Mayor Cornett’s plan for the city’s future. The ballot includes a $967.4 million bond referendum as well as two sales tax propositions to address safety and streets.
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Americans take more antidepressants than any other country in this world, yet we don’t have a health care system that works.
Americans take more antidepressants than any other country in this world, yet we don’t have a health care system that works.
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Chicken-Fried News: Equal opportunity
Next month, Airbnb will start collecting a 4.5 percent state sales tax from clients who stay in Oklahoma.
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Mayoral candidates have begun to emerge after Mick Cornett announced he’s not seeking reelection
The race for Oklahoma City’s next mayor began to take shape after Mayor Mick Cornett’s February announcement that he would not seek a fifth term in office. Within days, State Sen. David Holt, Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan and political newcomer Marina Mangiaracina declared their interest. Those three remain as the field’s only public entrants […]
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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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Play ball
“The line I use and nobody has ever contested it is, ‘No city in America has come as far as fast as Oklahoma City,’” said Mayor Mick Cornett. “The ballpark was the beginning.”
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Oklahomans face an uncertain health care future
While Congress debates the future of the Affordable Care Act, many citizens fear they will lose coverage.
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Letters to the Editor: March 15, 2017
The result: three Republicans, all “humble and loyal family men,” according to their websites.
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Chicken-Fried News: A Capitol story
Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb recently announced his resignation from Gov. Mary Fallin’s Cabinet.
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Local task force focuses on improving students’ lives
OKCPS’ Northeast Task Force works to develop recommendations for change in northeast Oklahoma City schools.