The Okie

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Bridenstine scores 44 percent approval in Tulsa poll By RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Responses to recent Oklahoma Poll questions concerning first-year 1st District Congressman Jim Bridenstine were probably not surprising. Tulsa conservatives like Bridenstine. Tulsa liberals, and to a certain extent moderates, do not. Overall, 44 percent of those surveyed Nov. 1-5 by SoonerPoll […]...

Medicaid expansion has been a hit, but … The Oklahoman Editorial IF the true goal of Obamacare is to get all Americans under a single-payer system, as some of its opponents claim, it’s well underway. Medicaid is gaining enrollees at a far faster clip than the private insurance market. While the Affordable Care Act’s website […]...

Aaron Cooper, Director of Public Affairs Aaron.Cooper@oag.ok.gov November 14, 2013 For Immediate Release Attorney General Scott Pruitt Testifies Before Congress on EPA, Energy Issues OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Thursday testified before Congress on issues relating to the EPA, energy and the environment. “There is a great deal of frustration among […]...

Shadid Admits Marijuana Addiction, Declines to Reject Abortion, Agenda 21 Principles One mayors race down, one more to go. The good news? The Mayoral race in OKC continues to provide us plenty of material. As previously reported by The Okie, Oklahoma City Councilman Ed Shadid is running against incumbent Mayor Mick Cornett, with the election scheduled […]...

Bartlett Beats Taylor To Keep Mayor’s Seat Tulsans on Tuesday re-elected Mayor Dewey Bartlett. Bartlett stood before supporters at the Jazz Hall of Fame about 8:10 p.m. and said he’d received a phone call from former mayor Kathy Taylor conceding the race. “This is quite a night,” he said. During his 14-minute speech, Bartlett called […]...

Sen. Jim Inhofe’s son killed in plane crash near Owasso FOX23′s news partner KRMG has confirmed Sen. Jim Inhofe’s son was killed in a plane crash near Owasso on Sunday. Dr. Perry Inhofe was an orthopedic surgeon in Tulsa. On Monday morning the Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirmed the pilot was killed. The body is at […]...

It could come as a surprise, given Dan Keating’s outward support and endorsement of Kathy Taylor in their pages,  the Tulsa Beacon this weekend distanced themselves from the Christiansen, Keating crowd and their endorsement of Democrat Kathy Taylor.   Taylor Deceives Mailer implies a Tulsa Beacon endorsement November 7, 2013 Without actually stating that the […]...

Bitter campaign for Tulsa mayor sours prior political friendship between candidates By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press TULSA, Oklahoma — Tulsa is a big small town. Big enough to accommodate 400,000 residents in a place known for its culture, museums and grand art deco structures that pay homage to the city’s oil heyday. Small enough that […]...

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