
Tulsa Council Narrowly Votes to Defund City DEI Programs
A 5–4 vote, a packed chamber, and a veto fight ahead.
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A 5–4 vote, a packed chamber, and a veto fight ahead.

Follow the money. Our three-month investigation traces dark money from out-of-state PACs straight to the legislators who killed transparency legislation last session.

A win for oil & gas, with implications most coverage missed. We break down what the rejection actually means.

Four districts. Three thousand parents. One coordinated response — and what it tells us about the next school board cycle.

After three months of hearings and an 8,000-signature petition. What happens to the staff — and the budget — next.

Three candidates. One is a sitting deputy. Another is a former federal prosecutor. The third changes the political math.

An editorial argument. Read with the constitutional reasoning, not just the headline.

A small number in absolute terms. A much larger one once you compare it to incumbents at this stage.

A FOIA fight that took eleven weeks. What the city was hiding — and the line item that finally surfaced it.