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Listen Frontier: A historic week at the U.S. Supreme Court

For the Frontier June 26, 2015

On this week’s podcast, host RJ Young talks with Frontier editor-in-chief Ziva Branstetter and Tulsa Voice columnist Barry Friedman about a monumental week at the U.S. Supreme Court, with decisions legalizing gay marriage nationwide and upholding a key provision of the Affordable Care Act. Also, why are some young Tulsans up in arms about a proposed loft development in the Brady Arts District? And will the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office continue to fight a petition with more than 6,000 valid signatures seeking a grand jury investigation of its operations?

Supreme Court Obamacare ruling: Reactions from Oklahoma

Ziva Branstetter June 25, 2015

Julie Alexander was among the parties eagerly watching the Supreme Court’s ruling Thursday. Had it gone the other way, the Supreme Court’s ruling in King v. Burwell could have added as many as 150,000 people to the already high number of uninsured Oklahomans.
Alexander would have been one of them

TCSO lawyers fighting grand jury investigation to be paid for by taxpayer funds

Dylan Goforth June 25, 2015

The legal wrangling over the 6,647 authenticated signatures seeking a grand jury investigation of the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office will extend into next week, following an order signed Thursday by District Judge Rebecca Nightingale.

And that legal wrangling, in part, will be paid for by the very people seeking the investigation in the first place.

Listen Frontier: Canfield & City Councilor Blake Ewing

For the Frontier June 25, 2015

On this week’s episode of Listen Frontier, senior staff writer Kevin Canfield and City Councilor/local entrepreneur Blake Ewing talk Tulsa: The future of Vision 2025, the Arkansas River, what Tulsa needs downtown and would Blake ever run for Mayor?

Listen Frontier: Canfield & City Councilor G.T. Bynum

For the Frontier June 25, 2015

On this week’s episode of Listen Frontier, senior staff writer Kevin Canfield and City Councilor GT Bynum talk about Bynum’s flirtation with the priesthood, meeting his wife and the dam proposal.

Sand Springs may sue Tulsa County officials in dispute over jail tax

Ziva Branstetter June 24, 2015

Sand Springs city councilors unanimously approved a resolution this week authorizing the city’s attorney to file suit against “all necessary parties including the TCCJA, Tulsa County, the Tulsa County Sheriff and all beneficiary cities and towns to determine the rights and responsibilities of the city concerning operations of the jail.”

Records show links between Okmulgee County, Glanz

Dylan Goforth June 24, 2015

In neighboring Okmulgee County, where the district attorney has been assigned to investigate alleged wrongdoing by the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office…

Get Ready: Stretch of Riverside Drive to be closed soon

For the Frontier June 24, 2015

The city of Tulsa next week will begin preparing residents for a major change — the closing of Riverside Drive.

A two-mile section of the road — from 21st to 41st streets — will be closed from July 13 to the fall of 2017 to reconstruct the road. Local traffic only will be allowed along Riverside Drive from 35th place to 41st street.

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