The League will host a candidate forum for the open seat in State House District 73. HD73 contains downtown Tulsa and much of North Tulsa (see map). Seven candidates have declared for the winner-take-all primary. The candidate forum is open to the public and will be held on Tuesday, July 7th at 6:30 pm at the Tulsa Community College Northeast …
Saturday, August 22, 2015 | 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Rudisill Public Library The time to take action is now!! Democracy works well only if its citizens are actively engaged in voting. Oklahoma and Tulsa County suffer from critically low voter participation. You can help make a change. Please plan on attending this important event to find out what can …
In an effort to better acquaint Tulsa citizens with their elected officials, the League has launched a “Getting to Know” initiative. Today, we are featuring Kevin Matthews, who was elected to State Senate District 11 in April of this year. What will the Senate agenda be for 2015? My 2015 & 2016 agenda remains: prison and legal reform (incarceration reintegration), …
In an effort to better acquaint Tulsa citizens with their elected officials, the League has launched a “Getting to Know” initiative. Today, we are featuring Anna America, who was elected as City Councilor for District 7 in November of 2014. What is your agenda as City Councilor for 2015? To make sure the issues and concerns of District 7 are …
April Unit Meetings: The April Unit Meetings will address the issue of “Prisoners of Debt.” The discussion articles come from Oklahoma Watch “Prisoners of Debt” series. “The nonpayment of court penalties creates a dilemma for judges, who must decide whether to place offenders back in jail or prison, try to work out new payment or reduce the bill.” Unit Meeting …