Tulsa Today

13/05/2024

Psalm 94:20-21
Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? They band together against the life of the of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.

03/05/2024

While it is likely Will Rogers, Oklahoma’s Favorite Son, would be a Republican today, his quote from back in the day on party politics declared, “I’m not a member of any organized political party, I’m a Democrat.” He might enjoy that both parties now question their own organizations.
https://arnett.substack.com/p/oklahoma-state-of-the-parties

19/04/2024

Click on the following link for the full story.
https://arnett.substack.com/p/justice-or-just-us

10/04/2024

State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Tuesday in a detailed release that 117 out of 191 schools showed enough improvement this year to no longer be designated Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Sites, a federal designation which closely corresponds to the State Report Card “F List.” In last year’s cohort, only 32 schools achieved this distinction.

State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced today in a detailed release that 117 out of 191 schools showed enough improvement this year to no longer be designated Comprehensive Support and Improvem…

08/04/2024

Bob Linn, President of OCPAC Foundation has an important editorial on Tulsa Today titled Recovering Godly Humanity.

Editorial: National Education Association (NEA) President, Becky Pringle, spoke recently to advocate for po*******hy in our school libraries as well as for programs to encourage confused youth to b…

04/04/2024

The Tulsa World attacks Moms for Liberty quoting SPLC as if they were credible.

Editorial Analysis: The Tulsa World attack today on Moms for Liberty is so obviously ideologically leftist that they quote as credible a leftist propaganda organization, the Southern Poverty Law Ce…

02/04/2024

Tulsa, Union and Owasso Public School Board elections today. Please vote.

Today voters select leadership on the Tulsa, Union and Owasso Public School Boards of Education. If quality education is important, this the day you can make a difference. Here is the question: Do …

20/03/2024

The leftist-fan-boy Tulsa World Editorial Board in an unsigned editorial today, attacked the recent “Safe City” proposal and ignored procedural gymnastics of a City Council majority to defeat it, asserting that it “would only instill fear in all immigrants, divide residents and make our city more intolerant.” Who says we are intolerant?

The leftist-fan-boy Tulsa World Editorial Board in an unsigned editorial today, attacked the recent “Safe City” proposal and ignored procedural gymnastics of a City Council majority to defeat it, a…

14/03/2024

Wednesday, Councilor Jayme Fowler’s Safe City ordinance, which sought to prevent City dollars from being used to fund illegal immigrants, was voted down and denied a final reading by a council vote of 6-2. This unusual procedure waved both Council and City Charter rules. Said another way, the majority of Tulsa City Councilors are now lawbreakers. More at the link following:

Wednesday, Councilor Jayme Fowler’s Safe City ordinance, which sought to prevent City dollars from being used to fund illegal immigrants, was voted down and denied a final reading by a council vote…

13/03/2024

The Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) should be repealed and if the OK House agrees, SJR 34 would allow voters to decide if the state should follow the U.S. Constitutional model for selecting judges. The JNC, established in the late 1960s, is comprised of 15 unelected individuals, nearly half of whom are appointed directly by members of the Oklahoma Bar Association. The JNC is not subject to Oklahoma’s Open Records or Open Meeting laws. This is a serious, long-existing problem for Oklahomans. Ask anyone that has suffered judges not following the law. This is why so many believe the state corrupt. It's the court system not elected officials.

As Jesus of Nazareth said, "Alas for you lawyers as well, because you load on people burdens that are unendurable, burdens that you yourselves do not touch with your fingertips.” (Luke 11:46, Jerusalem Bible)

More here:

Senator Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville, passed a significant judicial reform proposal in the Senate on Tuesday. Senate Joint Resolution 34 will give voters the opportunity to adopt the U.S. Constitu…

08/03/2024

Sen. Lankford's proposed massive national monument in Tulsa is reviewed with links to the bill and a PDF for readers to download the National Park Service draft map. This area is a significant part of downtown Tulsa.

Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford wants a huge part of downtown Tulsa to be moved to federal control thus directing ownership and future development. This will likely hike property taxes for everyone el…

29/02/2024

The Tulsa Public School (TPS) Board Candidate Forum sponsored by The University of Tulsa, The Tulsa World and The Tulsa Press Club was held in the Lorton Performance Center on February 27, 2024.

Four of the six candidates for the three TPS Board introduced themselves and fielded several questions prepared by Tulsa World employees and one prepared by TPS students.

Read the full report by Education Editor Susan Phillips here: https://www.tulsatoday.com/2024/02/29/tps-candidates-media-show-who-they-are/

28/02/2024

Two stories just posted on Tulsa Today, one from
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and another from Senator Ted Cruz both calling out the demented dementia denying Democrat Joe Biden. Wow, I never thought I could use Drummond and Cruz in the same sentence and all while accurately describing why so many chant, "Let's Go Brandon."

26/02/2024

The Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture (Tulsa FMAC) today launched the Tulsa Music Census, an initiative to gain a better understanding of the current needs of the Tulsa music community. Click here to read more: https://www.tulsatoday.com/2024/02/26/tulsa-music-census-launches-today/

21/02/2024

The University of Tulsa is one of two schools the Big 12 Conference has added as an affiliate member for the sport of rowing beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, the league announced today.

The University of Tulsa is one of two schools the Big 12 Conference has added as an affiliate member for the sport of rowing beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, the league announced today. Tu…

20/02/2024

The Tulsa Public School (TPS) board unanimously approved revisions to the goals and guardrails established in their 2022-2027 Strategic plan. The rationale was to:

* align TPS goals with what the Oklahoma State Board of Education (OSBOE) wants to see accomplished
* focus monitoring energies primarily on academic outcomes
* continue monitoring equitably providing education for all students including Special Education

The Tulsa Public School (TPS) board unanimously approved revisions to the goals and guardrails established in their 2022-2027 Strategic plan. The rationale was to: align TPS goals with what the Okl…

20/02/2024

In a surprise to many, Osage County Commissioner Everett Piper has resigned his District 1 seat on the County Board of Commissioners effective “on or before March 31, 2024.”

12/02/2024

Riley Gaines, the Ambassador for the Independent Women’s Forum and 12x NCAA All-American Swimmer spoke Friday at a Women For Tulsa event at the River Spirit Resort. It was an inspiration for many. Click here for more: https://www.tulsatoday.com/2024/02/12/advocate-riley-gaines-in-tulsa/

10/02/2024

Editorial: It is a delight on X to read today. The format urges brevity and Victor David Hanson is one of the most coherent historians active in current debates. On U.S. President Joe Biden’s train wreck of a press conference last Thursday, Hanson goes quickly to the point. See www.TulsaToday.com for more.

02/02/2024

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Oh My OKGOP

29/01/2024

Tulsa Today Education Editor Susan Phillips has the latest reports from the Oklahoma State School Board. Click the link for more https://www.tulsatoday.com/2024/01/29/osboe-goes-after-porn-praises-tps-sup/ OSBOE Goes After P**n, Praises TPS

24/01/2024

What do you think about this summary from a recent story?

While Independent Voters can vote in Oklahoma Democratic Party Primaries, Republicans must be registered as a Republican to vote in the party primary for good reason.

This election cycle draws a stark difference nationwide and locally between Lawful Freedom and Constitutional Chaos as demonstrated by the National Democratic Party faction of continual lawfare and uni-party media manipulations.

Republicans don’t disrespect Democrats or Independents (that’s where they get new Republicans), but the purpose of political affiliation is to establish common beliefs on public policies from open party debate. Nonpartisian elections allow candidates to hide their beliefs from voters, electioneer contests, and play havoc with the process which benefits big money establishment uni-party candidates.

More debate on principles, beyond personalities, provides more honest representation in office after election.

Read the full story here: https://www.tulsatoday.com/2024/01/23/ranked-choice-voting-open-primaries/

19/01/2024

Busy news day. The most read articles:
State should not penalize parents
GOP State Committee Called
Protecting OK From Gangs & Cartels

09/01/2024

In today's postings on Tulsa Today:
1.) AG Drummond was invited to testify in Congress on how the recent influx of illegal immigrants into the U.S. has allowed criminal enterprises, primarily populated by Mexican and Chinese nationals, to jeopardize public safety through drug trafficking and other crimes.
2.) A team of researchers at OU will explore the Permian sediment of Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin, which contains dust deposits from Earth’s deep-time past. The Basin includes the most complete continental record of low-latitude Pangea, enabling researchers to better understand the collapse of one of Earth’s greatest glaciations.
3.) US Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio) issued the following statement after day one of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s two-day, 14-hour transcribed interview to the U.S. House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
See www.TulsaToday.com for more.

04/01/2024

State Superintendent Ryan Walters highlighted the tremendous success of the teacher singing bonus initiative in a message to media today. The pioneering program awarded signing bonuses to 523 certified teachers hired to teach in critical shortage areas of PreK – 3 and Special Education, including 67 who moved across the country to teach Oklahoma students and take part in the program. Out of the 523 awarded teachers, 76 percent were employed in high-poverty or rural districts. For more see TulsaToday.com

03/01/2024

In a release publicly posted today, Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo reveals a letter sent December 6 to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Robert M. Califf and Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Mandy Cohen regarding questions pertaining to the safety assessments and the discovery of billions of DNA fragments per dose of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. Find more on TulsaToday.com

02/01/2024

Patrick B. McGuigan offers his summary as a Conservative Journalist’s of the top ten issues of 2023 that will impact 2024 and beyond. Check out the story on Tulsa Today

A Conservative Journalist’s Top Ten for 2023 By Patrick B. McGuigan, City News OKC As I return to the pre-Pandemic custom of developing an annual listing of Top Ten Stories, a couple of introductory notes: This year’s list is entirely my own. I wouldn’t want anyone to take the blame for my ref...

30/12/2023

Look at TPS: for the current budget year, total appropriated funds are expected to be $755,367,103. That’s approximately $25,179 per student! For that huge investment, the results are simply tragic—according to Public School Review, only 8% of TPS students are proficient in math, and only 12% are proficient in reading.

Anguish Over Education and TPS By Mike Mazzei There’s a host of anguish by both conservatives and liberals over education lately—and specifically, Tulsa Public Schools (TPS). Even if heated debate surrounds the discussion, I love that the state’s school performance is receiving attention. The ...