Oklahoma

Headlines, People, and other news from the State of Oklahoma

Is tornado intensity increasing? (Op-Ed)

City policy would force bus riders to schedule a pickup along bus route

Muskogee honored as a Certified Healthy Community

Could global warming change tornado season, too?

City postpones decision on annexation

Norman community dinner brings cheer to hundreds

Claremore hires new city manager

Edmond selects new fire chief

Truancy ordinance ‘in the works’ in Tulsa

Tulsa fires human rights director

Former Tulsa city employee challenges firing

Broken Arrow narrows list of city manager candidates to three finalists

Handicap parking a problem for Tahlequah

Run water system as business, city officials are urged

Tulsa sued again over police corruption scandal

Bartlesville takes on $45,000 retail study

City administrator’s leave called retaliation for lawsuit

Back to basics: Advice for cities in fiscal crisis

Why do anti-hunger and anti-obesity initiatives always fall short?

USDA announces Federal resource guide to assist rural communities

Edmond’s city clerk announces retirement

105 Mayors Join “Extra Mile Day” Mission

Oklahoma City goes online with job applications process

Millions still without power amid record heat wave

Government jobs hit 4-year high

What the states can do to enforce immigration laws

Layoffs hitting public workers; recovery is hurt

National League of Cities back administration’s annoucement on deportations

Major cities worldwide move to cut emissions

Homelessness made tougher in many cities

Ordinance declaring city parks tobacco-free lacks bite

U.S. cities lag in climate change prep

Seth McKinney, Sponsor Spotlight

Clean-water heroes get chicken litter out of city water

ANALYSIS: Mega-cities and the future opportunities for ‘mobility integrators’

Unemployment rates fall in most US metro areas

Broken Arrow mayor is stepping down

Allergies are tied to urban living

Nation’s cities almost free of segregation, study finds

Governing the 21st century city

Urban America: U.S. cities in the global era

Should government employees have an expectation to privacy in text messages?

Local governments taking lead in being social

Inspector investigated for alleged information leaks

Tulsans get trash cart size choice

Broken Arrow begins process to fire its city manager

Program aims to boost OKC neighborhoods

Okla. officer shoots himself at police dept.

City does not have standing to sue state water board under Commerce Clause

Edmond council OKs $22.5M pool contract