This week’s entry of elected leaders blatantly ignoring constituents features Mayor GT Bynum putting reality television ahead of what local leaders say would be protecting Tulsa’s vulnerable populations. Local community leaders, including elected officials, have recently pressured Bynum to end Tulsa’s contract with A&E’s Live PD. The contract was dropped around 2017 but renewed last […]
Vanessa Hall-Harper
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Food emergency
Oklahoma City Council passed a 180-day moratorium on “small box discount stores” in the 73111 ZIP code. Ward 7 councilwoman Nikki Nice proposed the measure, which was signed May 8, because she was concerned about the area’s lack of access to fresh, healthy foods. She was also alarmed with the proliferation of dollar and discount […]
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March On Oklahoma was born from the Women’s March on Oklahoma
The Jan. 21 women’s marches in Oklahoma City, Washington, D.C., and the rest of the country are believed to be the largest single-day demonstration in recorded United States history.