Against the grain: Two Tulsa County sheriff candidates could break racial barriers
Law enforcement agencies everywhere are under pressure to diversify their ranks, yet across Oklahoma, the position of sheriff is seemingly homogenous.
Dylan Goforth November 9, 2015
Law enforcement agencies everywhere are under pressure to diversify their ranks, yet across Oklahoma, the position of sheriff is seemingly homogenous.
Cary Aspinwall For the Center for Public Integrity November 9, 2015
Oklahoma often pays lip service to the principle of accountability for its public officials and that’s one important reason the state gets a failing grade, and ranks 40th, in the State Integrity Investigation, a study of transparency and accountability by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.
For the Frontier November 8, 2015
If Bartlett, 68, were to be re-elected and complete his four-year term, he would become the longest-serving mayor in Tulsa’s history.
For the Frontier Amanda Bland November 7, 2015
“But I had to decide what it meant to my own personal values to provide the service. … I became more concerned about what happens to women when abortion care isn’t available for them than what might happen to me for providing it.”
Cary Aspinwall November 6, 2015
Tulsa Police Officer Jesse Guardiola talks to host RJ Young and staff writer Dylan Goforth about police life and bringing more Hispanic officers to Tulsa.
Dylan Goforth November 6, 2015
Last year, the department, which had just 22 Hispanic officers, was told it needed 90 more. Six were added in 2015. But still, it’s a start.
Ziva Branstetter November 6, 2015
The governor’s office said the state’s investigation into Dr. Steven Anagnost dragged on too long without a decision. But some of the delay was due to the surgeon’s own legal maneuvers to block release of his records and strike back against witnesses.
Other factors — such as finding a qualified, out-of-state witness — may have been out of the state medical board’s control.
Dylan Goforth November 5, 2015
Nearly five months after the incident, the inmate allegedly involved in the breach was charged with four felonies. In between, the inmate was released from jail.
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