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TulsaNow VisionPrison forum tonight

The April 1, 2014, election to increase Tulsa County sales tax rates to fund a new juvenile justice facility and expansion of the Tulsa County Jail (aka VisionPrison) is the topic of a forum tonight, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, hosted by TulsaNow. The forum will begin at 6, end at...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 11, 2014 12:28 PM

Petition for jail tax points to opposition of commission majority

Consider these options for putting a county-wide tax proposition on the ballot this fall: 1. Convince at least two of the three county commissioners to support the idea. 2. Collect 18,000 petition signatures in six weeks, early enough to make the November ballot. If you could do either, which would...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 3, 2013 10:48 PM

Vision2: Juvenile justice double-dip

NOTE: I'll be on the Pat Campbell Show on KFAQ AM 1170 this morning to talk about Vision2. It's not right for government to use the same project to sell two different taxes to the voters seven years apart. It's double-dipping. But that's exactly what Tulsa County's commissioners appear to...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 25, 2012 11:20 PM