The national media descended on Tulsa, putting pressure not just on the community as a whole but on the county’s legal system as it tried to cope with yet another high-profile police killing.
Sen. Ally Seifried, R-Claremore, told The Frontier she hopes her bill will help Oklahoma schools improve student performance.
Robert Bates went to prison. Sheriff Stanley Glanz was indicted and ended a storied career in disgrace. The scandal that rocked Tulsa and the country.
On this episode of Listen Frontier, we talk with Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton about what an income tax cut might mean – both good and bad – for Oklahomans.
Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton told The Frontier he remains “100 percent supportive” of cutting personal income taxes in Oklahoma, but the state’s financial picture has him wary of a return to budget deficits of last decade.
On today’s podcast, we’re joined by former Republican lawmaker Kevin McDugle. In his time in the Legislature, McDugle advocated for Glossip, as well as for various reforms to Oklahoma’s use of the death penalty.
Glossip has been on death row for two decades and has survived nine execution dates. Now the United States Supreme Court has tossed his conviction.
On April 29 The Frontier will speak with Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols about his goals and the challenges of his first year in office. Past and present Frontier journalists will also discuss the outlet’s history and the future of nonprofit journalism.
