State Bar Association declines to take up ethics complaint filed against Tulsa County DA
The complaint, filed by the Tulsa Fraternal Order of Police, was announced just days before the high-profile Betty Shelby trial was set to begin.
As state agency struggles to monitor jails, investigation raises questions of oversight
Though jails are often referred to as the new form of mental institutions by mental health and criminal justice reform advocates, the ability to adequately identify mental illness among prisoners or inmates who might pose a suicide risk varies from facility to facility.
The Saloon: Let me explain how ‘social enterprise’ can change the world – and Tulsa, too
I define “social enterprise” as an organization that uses business principles to generate revenue in order to solve a social issue.
New flag may be coming whether the City Council likes it or not
Adoption of the flag, which was once considered by some to be a formality, now appears unlikely given the recent reticence of several council members.
But like it or not, the merchandise is coming.
Hyperlocal Blog: Surprise! Surprise! Tulsans, like the country at large, are divided on importance of Donald Trump Jr. e-mails
My highly unscientific, definitely unrepresentative sampling of Tulsans from east, west, north and south Tulsa produced responses that surely reflect the sentiments of the divided American citizenry nationwide.
‘It’s just so damn expensive’: Dental care an uphill battle for Oklahoma veterans
According to the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, fewer than 10 percent of the 61,000 veterans in Tulsa County are supplied with dental benefits through the VA, causing many to forgo dental insurance altogether.
Listen Frontier: Fire Chief Ray Driskell talks about controversies surrounding him since audio leaked
On Wednesday, Fire Chief Ray Driskell sat down with The Frontier and discussed the controversies that have surrounded him since last month, and apologized for “bringing a negative light” on Tulsa and the Fire Department.
It took the city 30 minutes — and more than a year of preparation — to raise $115 million. Here’s how.
Municipalities, including Tulsa, use bond sales to advance fund projects all the time. But the stakes are high: underestimate what interest rate the city will pay on the bonds, for example, and the entire funding package can be put in jeopardy.
