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2 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
The Tulsa Housing Authority is preparing an emergency plan that could cancel vouchers for 690 tenants after rent increases led to a $3 million shortfall in voucher funding and a federal program seemed unresponsive. THA board members took no action on the issue during their meeting this morning, but they discussed the situation and seemed prepared to vote on an emergency plan in May. Voucher funding remains level each year for the agency.
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2 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
After Gov. Kevin Stitt selects one of them for appointment to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, either Donna Dirickson, Travis Jett or Jon Parsley will have a say in the final interpretation of state civil laws — potentially for the rest of their lifetimes. But while each of the three candidates has years of legal experience, little information about their backgrounds or personal interests has been provided to the general public.
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2 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
With umbrellas in tow, a few hundred supporters braved a light rain to gather inside Jenks’ Five Oak Lodge to hear former Oklahoma State Sen. Mike Mazzei officially launch his gubernatorial campaign. Friends, family and several local GOP politicians mingled around a cash bar while staff carried hors d’oeuvres throughout the room. When the event officially kicked off, U.S. Rep.
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3 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
As Tulsa Public Schools navigates the aftermath of a critical audit by State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd, Kyra Carby won the runoff election for the Board of Education’s District 3 seat to succeed Jennettie Marshall. Carby recieved 561 votes (66.6 percent), beating out Dorie Simmons, who recieved 281 votes (33.4 percent). The two friends had advanced to a runoff from a four-candidate┬áprimary.
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3 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless |Bennett Brinkman
With all precincts reporting, pastor Bryan Logan clinched the Republican nomination for the open State Senate District 8 seat in eastern Oklahoma, earning 55.56 percent of the 5,205 votes cast to defeat tag agent David Nelson. Meanwhile, to the north, the House District 74 Republican primary in Owasso is headed to a May 13 runoff between Sheila Vancuren and Kevin Norwood.
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4 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
A Republican primary in HD 74 features candidates from several different walks of life. A pastor, a real estate professional, a political activist, a dispensary owner and a veterans advocate are in the running to replace Rep. Mark Vancuren (R-Owasso) after he resigned to serve as a Tulsa County deputy commissioner.
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4 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
Three Republican women are campaigning to flip House District 71, a traditionally conservative district that has increasingly favored Democrats over the past decade. With HD 71 open following the resignation of Rep. Amanda Swope (D-Tulsa), Beverly Atteberry, Heidemarie Fuentes and Tania Garza are all attempting to flip the district red as Democrats’ national favorability sits at a historic low. Atteberry is a familiar face in House District 71 after she campaigned for the seat in 2018 and 2020.
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4 weeks ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
As national Democrats struggle with historically low favorability, Oklahoma Democrats are focused on campaigning in an expensive primary for Tulsa’s House District 71 after former Rep. Amanda Swope (D-Tulsa) resigned to be the director of tribal partnerships and policy in Mayor Monroe Nichols’ administration. Dennis Baker, Amanda Clinton, Hudson Harder and Ben Riggs are all actively campaigning for the seat. Between the candidates, $304,915 have been raised and $179,827 spent.
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1 month ago | 
nondoc.com | Tristan Loveless
After some speculation the administration of President Donald Trump might dismiss a pair of U.S. Department of Justice lawsuits filed against district attorneys pursuing criminal cases against tribal citizens who committed crimes on Indian Country Reservations, federal attorneys appeared to stay the course by submitting briefs in support of the Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations’ motions to join the litigation. On Jan.
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1 month ago | 
nondoc.com | Cindy Byrd |Tristan Loveless
While Tulsa runoffs can get a bit fiery, Tulsa Public Schools Board of Education candidates for District 3 Kyra Carby and Dorie Simmons both say they agree that either candidate would be a great fit for the district. Carby and Simmons advanced to a runoff from a four-candidate field, with Carby leading the initial race by about 130 votes. Incumbent board member Jennettie Marshall, who called for the recent audit of TPS, did not run for reelection.
