City of Tulsa

Tulsa city councilors voted unanimously Wednesday to decide who can administer $5 million in voter-approved funds.

At the corner of Third Street and Frankfort Avenue sits a building with larger-than-life paintings of local musical legends Leon Russell and The Gap Band. The likenesses of Wayman Tisdale and Aretha Franklin are there too. Or at least they were.

Mayor Nichols acknowledged that a higher cost for utilities isn't a popular plan, but said the money is necessary to keep ongoing services like water delivery up to date and free of costly breakdowns.

Tulsa city councilors are worried about working parents in the wake of drastic childcare funding cuts, stricter regulations and rising costs.

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols kicked off the latest round of community conversations with city residents by talking about accomplishments and future goals.

At a Wednesday City Council committee meeting, District 1 Councilor Vanessa Hall-Harper expressed concerns over the creation of the Greenwood Legacy Corporation attached to Partner Tulsa, the city’s economic development authority.

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols presented his fiscal year 2027 budget proposal to city council on Wednesday.

An Oklahoma federal judge decided the state cannot intervene in a jurisdictional settlement between the City of Tulsa and the Muscogee Nation in an opinion filed Monday.

Despite what department advocates say, research suggests that short-staffed police forces pose a higher risk of officer misconduct.

As part of the "Safe Move Tulsa" initiative, the city wants the public to track the number of unhoused people moved off the streets and the number of camps that are decommissioned. The project has yet to be fully funded.