An organizer of a petition drive to legalize medical marijuana in Oklahoma says the group has learned from its 2014 attempt. “We’ve had a great deal of time to go over everything that worked and everything that didn’t work.”
For now, Bates will be in Department of Corrections custody, despite the pleas from his family and attorneys, who described the insurance broker as being too old and too frail to survive prison life.
How angry are most Oklahomans at the Legislature? Critics say a dramatic shift may not happen this election but lawmakers will eventually pay a price for focusing on “dog whistle” politics instead of shoring up the budget.
Following the 5 p.m. shift change, a detention officer checking cells (detention officers are tasked with checking cells every 30 minutes, Regalado said,) heard a “loud bang,” and found Fulps on his back inside his cell.
Oklahoma’s Historic Tax Credit program provides tax credits to developers who turn often-forgotten buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places into income-generating properties.
An inmate with mental illness sustained a broken neck, back, pelvis and rib at the Tulsa Jail recently. He was taken to the hospital in a patrol car.
TCSO has not identified the reserve deputy who donated to Regalado’s campaign, but a review of current reserve deputies and campaign donations show Hastings Siegfried — a prominent Tulsa businessman — is the only name on both lists.
“Writing has the power to change people’s lives,” Stackable said. “Ultimately, it’s about lighting a spark inside them that could turn into a flame, and they could actually have power to change their lives and not keep coming back to jail over and over again.”
