by Michael Bates | Apr 3, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
April 4, 2023, is general election day across Oklahoma for school board races and for municipalities that use the default forms of municipal government established by state statute. Many cities with city charters that define a customized government structure still use...
by Michael Bates | Apr 2, 2023 | Ethics, History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
The incumbent and challenger in the Tulsa School Board District 1 race have each raised over $50,000 according to campaign contribution and expenditures reports filed with the Tulsa Public Schools district clerk. As of the March 20, 2023, close of the pre-election...
by Jamison Faught | Mar 17, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Pugh’s education reforms pass Senate overwhelminglyOKLAHOMA CITY (March 14th) – The Senate overwhelmingly gave its bipartisan support Tuesday to the first round of major education reforms that will be moving through the process this session. Senate Education Committee...
by Michael Bates | Mar 6, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
More warnings from professionals who work with teenagers about the dangers of legalizing recreational marijuana by passing Oklahoma State Question 820 and the damage already caused by the dysfunctional medical marijuana regime approved through SQ 788 in 2018. School...
by Michael Bates | Mar 4, 2023 | History, OKGrassroots, Tulsa County
More commentary opposed to SQ 820, on the ballot this Tuesday, March 7, 2023. (My earlier SQ 820 blog post covers campaign finances, the actual text of the proposition, and more voices against the proposition.) Twitter user Chels (@ChesterTweet) has a link-rich thread...
by Jamison Faught | Feb 22, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots
Hamilton’s bill to organize books into age-appropriate categories clears Senate Education CommitteeOKLAHOMA CITY – Senate Bill 397 was approved by the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday. The bill, authored by Sen. Warren Hamilton, R-McCurtain, would require school...
