TULSA, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on April 17, 2024: This evening, Mayor G.T. Bynum presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget to the Tulsa City Council with a total proposed budget of $1.023 billion. "This budget will be my last as Tulsa's mayor, and I am extremely grateful for the support from the Council and City staff over the past eight years," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "As I look ahead to whoever our next mayor will be, it's important to me th  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release: Senate Bill 1751, authored by Sen. Jo Anna Dossett, D-Tulsa, and Rep. Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, has won the support of the full House. The legislation will prepare those stepping into the role of court-appointed guardian for a person with dementia. SB 1751 requires training specific to dementia, including understanding the disease, communication techniques, and information about resources for ca  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: The full Senate has given approval to a measure ensuring Oklahoma public schools will include instruction in cursive handwriting. House Bill 3727, by Senate principal author, Kevin Matthews, D-Tulsa, and House principal author, Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, was approved with bipartisan support on Tuesday. "Even though children are learning keyboarding from an early age, there  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 18 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, on Wednesday secured final passage of a bill that will crack down on illegal medical marijuana sales by requiring growers to package cannabis flower in reasonably sized parcels. The Senate passed House Bill 3361, which requires medical marijuana processors and growers to sell marijuana flower and flower-based products to dispensaries in prepackage  more