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More than 100 years after Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed in a race massacre, Democratic Oklahoma state Rep. Monroe Nichols becomes Tulsa’s first Black mayor. Campaigning on ending homelessness in Tulsa by 2030, increasing development and stopping adversarial lawsuits with tribal governments, Nichols captured 74,447 votes (55.13%) to defeat Democratic County Commissioner Karen Keith, who garnered 60,593 (44.87%) of the votes cast, to succeed G. T. Bynum. Nichols, a former University of Tulsa footba

More than 100 years after Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed in a race massacre, Democratic Oklahoma state Rep. Monroe Nichols becomes Tulsa’s first Black mayor. Campaigning on ending homelessness in Tulsa by 2030, increasing development and stopping adversarial lawsuits with tribal governments, Nichols captured 74,447 votes (55.13%) to defeat Democratic County Commissioner Karen Keith, who garnered 60,593 (44.87%) of the votes cast, to succeed G. T. Bynum. Nichols, a former University of Tulsa footba

More than 100 years after Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed in a race massacre

News Staff
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
More than 100 years after Tulsa’s Greenwood District was destroyed in a race massacre, Democratic Oklahoma state Rep. Monroe Nichols becomes Tulsa’s first Black mayor.
Brian Bingman

Brian Bingman

Brian Bingman elected to Corporation Commission

Who Formerly Was
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
From staff reports OKLAHOMA CITY – Brian Bingman coasted to victory in the campaign to select a successor to veteran Corporation Commissioner Bob Anthony.Bingman, a Republican1,537,252 votes cast in that race, or almost 64% of them.
Kendal Sacchieri

Kendal Sacchieri

Sacchieri wins State Senate District 43 seat

News Staff
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
From staff reports DUNCAN – Republican Kendal Sacchieri will be sworn in as District 43 Senator at 2 p.m. Nov. 13 when an Oath of Office Ceremony for Senators in odd-numbered districts and special elections will be held at the Capitol.Sacchieri defeated Democrat Sam Graefe 80.49% of the vote.

Treasurer revives AGLink support program

From Staff Reports
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
OKLAHOMA CITY – The office of State Treasurer Todd Russ is reviving the Agricultural Linked Deposit Program, an initiative designed to support Oklahoma’s farmers, ranchers, and agricultural businesses.The program officially rolled out Nov.

Childcare costs increasingly weigh on labor force engagement

News Staff
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
By John McCoy Although labor markets are becoming more balanced across the country, with the number of job openings relative to the number of available workers approaching pre-pandemic levels, some states and regions are continuing to face tighter- than-normal labor market conditions.
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