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Budget-busting Vision Tulsa: "We should have thought through better"

The City Council and the Mayor didn't need to put Vision Tulsa on a special April ballot. The Vision 2025 tax doesn't expire until December 31. They had plenty of time to perform due diligence, get solid estimates, consider consequences and hidden costs, but they wanted it on a low-turnout...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 12, 2016 12:49 AM

Lois Jacobs for Tulsa school board

This is encouraging news: Both Tulsa school board incumbents have drawn opponents for re-election. All too often school board members are returned to office with little if any scrutiny of their service. The election is this Tuesday, February 9, 2010. Because both seats drew only two candidates, there's no need...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 7, 2010 11:33 PM