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September 18, 2013
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Oklahoma National Guard defies Pentagon on same-sex benefit requests

In a policy reversal, the Oklahoma National Guard will no longer process benefit requests from same-sex couples after being notified by Gov. Mary Fallin's office that doing so violates state law banning gay marriage.

 
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OU releases 2014 nonconference football schedule

“We have always strived to feature marquee non-conference opponents on the Oklahoma schedule,” said OU athletics director Joe Castiglione said in a statement.

 
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Exporting from Tulsa area grows at fast pace

In just 12 years, natural gas plant builder Thomas Russell Co. grew from a Tulsa startup to a $750 million company.

 
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Funding first step in justice initiative

The incarceration rate in Oklahoma is among the highest in the nation with approximately 26,000 people behind bars at any given time.

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Greek Festival organizers ready for hungry visitors

In the Greek culture, families generously share and celebrate food.

 
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Tulsa City Council

Overview: This page is home to all of the Tulsa World's coverage of the new city council and city government.
HEADLINES
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   9/15/2013

Mayor Dewey Bartlett and former Mayor Kathy Taylor have eight weeks to make their cases before voters go to the polls Nov. 12.

OKC outlet mall owner considering 'high-end' outlet in east Tulsa   9/10/2013

Michigan-based Horizon Group Properties and Charlotte, N.C.-based Collett & Associates, the developer of the Tulsa Hills shopping center, seek to build a large outlet mall on a 64.8-acre parcel at 129th East Avenue and Interstate 44, officials said.
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   9/8/2013

Mayor Dewey Bartlett began his State of the City speech on Thursday with a riff on his harmonica.
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   9/1/2013

'I would argue that you are basically putting an extra burden on our Fire Department.'
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City Hall Report   8/25/2013

'I look forward to that day on Nov. 13 when we will be celebrating yesterday's victory.'

Sales tax deal for Tulsa city, county a 'split' decision   8/25/2013

The last-minute compromise over separate city and county proposals for a 0.167-cent tax averted a disaster in city-county relations that had been brewing for weeks, officials say.
Councilors take informational tour on burying power lines

Councilors take informational tour on burying power lines   8/22/2013

An AEP-PSO official told councilors that it costs $600,000-to-$1.5 million a mile to install underground power lines.

Talks break down between city, county on tax proposals after city rejects compromise   8/20/2013

Separate city and county proposals for a 0.167-cent tax are likely headed to ballots Nov. 12.
Tulsa mayor vetoes plan to give council more say on city attorney appointments

Tulsa mayor vetoes plan to give council more say on city attorney appointments   8/20/2013

Bartlett said he made his decision after reading a 22-page opinion by City Attorney David O'Meilia that objects to the proposal's effect of 'limiting the mayor's administrative and executive authority.'
City Council OKs compromise on Brady Street name

City Council OKs compromise on Brady Street name   8/16/2013

The City Council said goodbye Thursday night to a one-time Ku Klux Klan member and welcomed a newcomer to town - famed Civil War photographer Mathew Brady.

Find all the stories about citygovernment in Tulsa.
Read Tulsa World Photo EditorChristopher Smith’s blog aboutthe Civil War-era photographer.
SLIDESHOW: View a collection of Mathew Brady photographs.
Councilors vote to rename Brady Street for famous Civil War photographer

Councilors vote to rename Brady Street for famous Civil War photographer   8/15/2013

Councilors approved by a 7-1 vote with chairman David Patrick voting no and councilor Arianna Moore absent.
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   8/11/2013

'Tate Brady did not save our nation from tyranny or write the Declaration of Independence.'
Tulsans challenge priorities in city's proposed capital improvements package

Tulsans challenge priorities in city's proposed capital improvements package   8/6/2013

Councilor G.T. Bynum said after the meeting that he is sympathetic with those who argue that the BOK Center should use its existing revenues to maintain its facilities where possible.
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   8/4/2013

That was the question some city officials were quietly asking themselves after Tuesday's public meeting on the city's proposed $919.9 million capital improvements package.
Tulsa tourism boost needed, City Councilor Blake Ewing says

Tulsa tourism boost needed, City Councilor Blake Ewing says   7/31/2013

Tulsa must do more to encourage tourism if it hopes to survive with an aging work force and increasingly self-sufficient suburbs, City Councilor Blake Ewing said during the first in a possible series of economic development strategy meetings with city leaders.
Coming Monday: City's capital funding proposal represents needs, council chair says

Coming Monday: City's capital funding proposal represents needs, council chair says   7/28/2013

City officials say they poured through months of departmental requests and examined the need for each project before choosing. The deciding factor, council chairman David Patrick said, usually was whether a project was a “capital need” or a “capital want.”
City Hall Report

City Hall Report   7/28/2013

'This is spotty. There will be one block where there's absolutely no damage and half a block over, limbs and trees are down and there is debris all over the road and in the yard.'
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City hall Report   7/21/2013

'Did you get your passport stamped?'
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BUDGET DETAILS
On April 20, Mayor Dewey Bartlett’s budget proposal for the coming fiscal year is a $711.1 million spending plan for operating and capital expenses, or a 1 percent increase over the largest-ever spending plan in the current fiscal year.

Get the details: Read the city’s summary of Mayor Dewey Bartlett’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2013-14, with a breakdown of spending.

Read the mayor’s budget speech to the City Council.

The city's fiscal year 2012-13 budget is $703.1 million.

Operating budget: $589.8 million, up 3 percent from the current fiscal year

Capital budget: $113.3 million, up 55 percent (largely because of the Fix Our Streets initiative)

Highlights: One police academy of 40, training for 40 new reserve police officers, the hiring of 23 new firefighters, utility rate increases and a first deposit of $2 million into the city's newly created rainy day fund.

Read the complete 2013 Fiscal Year budget.
COUNCILORS
Tulsa City Council:
Main Office: 918-596-1990

District 1:
Councilor Jack Henderson
dist1@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1921

District 2:
Councilor Jeannie Cue
dist2@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1922

District 3:
Councilor David Patrick
dist3@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1923

District 4:
Councilor Blake Ewing
dist4@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1924

District 5:
Councilor Karen Gilbert
dist5@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1925

District 6:
Councilor Byron Steele
dist6@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1926

District 7:
Councilor Arianna Moore
dist7@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1927

District 8:
Councilor Phil Lakin
dist8@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1928

District 9:
Councilor G.T. Bynum
dist9@tulsacouncil.org
918-596-1929
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