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2023 Tulsa sales tax and bond issues: Seven reasons to vote NO

Here are seven reasons to vote no on <a href="https://www.batesline.com/archives/2023/07/2023-tulsa-sales-tax-bond-issue.html">all four City of Tulsa ballot propositions at the special election next Tuesday, August 8, 2023

Posted by Michael Bates on August 8, 2023 6:41 PM

Improve Our Tulsa: Tulsa's Underpants Gnomes promise to fix homelessness

A dialogue pertinent to the August 8, 2023, City of Tulsa special election: "Homeless problem in Tulsa seems worse than ever and all over the city, not just downtown." "Don't worry, GT has a plan." "What's the plan?" "$75 million." "To do what?" "We don't know yet." "How do...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 8, 2023 7:40 AM

2023 Tulsa sales tax & bond issues

City of Tulsa residents will vote on a new sales tax on August 8, 2023. Why are city officials pushing for a new tax more than two years before the current tax expires? Click to read ballot language, ballot resolutions, and lists of "specific" projects.

Posted by Michael Bates on July 23, 2023 3:49 PM

February 9, 2021: School, municipal, and special elections

This coming Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Oklahoma voters will vote in school board primaries, some municipal primaries, school bond issues, and special elections. Early voting will be available tomorrow, Thursday, February 4, and Friday, February 5, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Because there are no state or federal...

Posted by Michael Bates on February 3, 2021 5:03 PM

Improve our Tulsa 2: Why You Should Vote Against the Street Package

Brent Isaacs, a native Tulsan and city planner active for many years in advocating for a better Tulsa, has has written a piece below about why you should to vote against the first item on the November 12, 2019, Tulsa ballot. Labeled on the first sheet of the ballot as...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 30, 2019 11:28 PM