Oklahoma City

Teacher Walkout Week Two, Candidate Filing & OKC's New Mayor

By , & • Apr 13, 2018

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about the teacher walkout to call for more funding for education enters week two at the State Capitol, candidate filing for the 2018 elections begins with record breaking numbers and Attorney General Mike Hunter releases an audit showing cleanup at the Tar Creek Superfund site might have cost the state millions of dollars.

David Holt Sworn In As Oklahoma City's First New Mayor In 14 Years

By Kateleigh Mills • Apr 10, 2018
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For the first time in 14 years, Oklahoma City has a new mayor.

On Tuesday morning, former state senator David Holt was sworn into office before his first city council meeting.

An Oklahoma City native, Holt is the 36th mayor and is also the first Native American to hold the title. At age 39, he’s also the youngest American leader of a city with more than 500,000 residents.

Step Up Oklahoma, Preston Doerflinger & Scott Pruitt

By , & • Feb 16, 2018

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel and Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill about the failure by the state legislature to pass the Step Up Oklahoma plan on Monday, Interim Health Commissioner Preston Doerflinger stepping down after news surfaced of domestic abuse and Oklahoma City State Senator David Holt easily wins the election for mayor to replace Mick Cornett.

David Holt Elected To Be Oklahoma City's Next Mayor

By • Feb 14, 2018
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For the first time in 14 years, somebody other than Mick Cornett will be the mayor of Oklahoma City. But the city’s new mayor-elect already knows his way around the office.

David Holt cruised to victory Tuesday night in a three-way race to replace Cornett. Holt earned 78 percent of the vote in the Oklahoma City mayoral primary, beating Taylor Neighbors and Randall Smith. Holt will take the office on April 10.

Special Session 2.0, Health Department Issues & OKC Mayoral Race

By , & • Dec 15, 2017

This Week in Oklahoma Politics, KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about a special session called by Governor Fallin for Monday, December 18th, investigations and more firings at the State Department of Health and Governor Fallin issues an executive order to crack down on sexual harassment in state government.

The trio also discusses the Oklahoma City mayoral race and controversy grows over comments from former Oklahoma City Mayor Kirk Humphreys.

For The Oklahoma City Zoo, Hippos Are A Christmas Tradition

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New Exhibit Shows Off Special Effects Pioneer Ray Harryhausen's Lasting Works

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Oklahoma City Police Fatally Shoot Deaf Man Despite Yells Of 'He Can't Hear'

By & • Sep 21, 2017
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Police in Oklahoma City on Tuesday night fatally shot a deaf man who they say was advancing toward them with a metal pipe as witnesses yelled that the man was deaf and could not hear them.

It's the fifth officer-involved shooting in the city this year, according to the Oklahoma City Police Department.

Officers were responding to a hit-and-run accident around 8:15 p.m., Capt. Bo Mathews, the police department's public information officer, told reporters Wednesday. A witness of the accident told police a vehicle involved went to a nearby address.

Supporters Of HiLo, Drunken Fry Express Concerns At Community Meeting

By Nomin Ujiyediin • Sep 19, 2017
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More than 100 supporters of businesses that could be displaced by a rezoning application gathered at a community meeting in Oklahoma City Monday night.

Neighborhood residents and customers of businesses located in the Donnay building have rallied to support the building’s tenants since Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores applied to rezone the lot in July. At a meeting at the Crown Heights Christian Church Monday night, attendees expressed concerns about the rezoning to representatives from the company.

Special Session, Lankford on DACA & Bridenstine for NASA

By , & • Sep 8, 2017

This Week in Oklahoma Politics returns from the summer hiatus as KOSU's Michael Cross talks with Republican Political Consultant Neva Hill and ACLU Oklahoma Executive Director Ryan Kiesel about the call by Governor Fallin for a Special Session on September 25th after the unconstitutional ruling against the $1.50 fee per pack of cigarettes left a $215M hole in the budget, Oklahoma's junior Senator shows support for DACA after an announcement from President Trump to end the program and Congressman Jim Bridenstine gets bipartisan criticism over his appointment to head NASA.

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