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A resolution to approve and deny select administrative rule changes from the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) cleared the state Senate Tuesday, moving the proposals one step closer to implementation.

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Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols is proposing a $1.117 billion budget for the City of Tulsa in Fiscal Year 2026. Nichols presented the budget to the City Council on Wednesday, saying the budget takes into account "intense financial headwinds," with sales tax revenue projected to continue to drop.

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Gilcrease Museum plans to release another large group of Native American remains and associated items to tribes across the country. Gilcrease is continuing a years-long effort to inventory and return items subject to NAGPRA, the Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act. The latest “deaccession” from Gilcrease, according to City records, includes 64 “ancestors” collected in Illinois and purchased by Gilcrease in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Tulsa County Sheriff Vic Regalado says an increasing number of immigration detentions at the Tulsa County Jail is increasing overtime costs, but he expects relief soon during ongoing contract talks with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Tulsa County Jail contracts with ICE to hold detainees from other areas, in addition to local people arrested and held for ICE proceedings later.

1 month ago | news9.com | Emory Bryan

The Trump Administration increased the tariff on imported Chinese products to 54%, including fireworks, just as shipments ordered last year are arriving at U.S. ports. Coweta, Oklahoma-based Great Scott Discount Fireworks owner Randy Scott expects the increase will impact sales, but mainly next year if the tariff remains in place. "We normally have a two-to-three year supply, so this year we should be OK.