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Tulsa Election 2020: Bynum's narrow win

Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum IV narrowly avoided a November runoff, winning re-election outright with 51.9% in this first round of City of Tulsa voting. 30-year-old Greg Robinson II, running to Bynum's left, garnered 28.8% of the vote. Ken Reddick, running to Bynum's right, finished third with 13.8%, followed by Ty...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 25, 2020 11:38 PM

Tulsa Election 2020: Ty Walker for Mayor

What looked like a sleepy re-election run, for Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum IV as recently as the beginning of May, with one declared opponent and a perennial candidate in jail, turned into a free-for-all. As soon as he had some tough decisions to make, the smiley guy that everyone...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 23, 2020 9:57 PM

Tulsa Election 2020: Mayoral candidate questionnaire

Last Wednesday, BatesLine sent a questionnaire to the six serious candidates for Mayor of Tulsa, using the email addresses provided in their declarations of candidacy or on their websites. We sent two reminders. We received replies from three candidates: Craig Immel, Ken Reddick, and Ty Walker. The survey consists of...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 18, 2020 8:08 PM

Tulsa Election 2020: Filing Day 3

Seven candidates have filed to challenge Tulsa Mayor GT Bynum. Two councilors and the city auditor are re-elected without opposition.

Posted by Michael Bates on June 10, 2020 12:10 PM

OK Supreme Court: Helmerich Park lawsuit can go forward

The Oklahoma Supreme Court voted unanimously today to allow Tulsa residents to move forward with a lawsuit against the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa Public Facilities Authority over the proposed sale of part of Helmerich Park to a private developer. Here is a statement from Save Helmerich Park, the...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 11, 2017 5:20 PM

Langenkamp on Helmerich Park deal: "Grand Juries have been impaneled for less."

Save Helmerich Park posted the following comment from R. Dobie Langenkamp, former Director of the National Energy Law and Policy Institute and Chapman Distinguished Professor of Energy Law at the University of Tulsa Law School, about the business flaws of the Tulsa Public Facilities Authority effort (with Mayor Dewey Bartlett...

Posted by Michael Bates on April 11, 2016 11:10 PM

Ignite Tulsa Thursday night: A wealth of perspective in five-minute pieces

If you've ever wondered, "Is Michael Bates capable of expressing himself concisely?" you and I will both have a chance to find out tomorrow night, Thursday, September 17, 2009, at Ignite Tulsa. The event will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Blue Dome Diner, at 313...

Posted by Michael Bates on September 16, 2009 11:42 AM