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As electricity demand and investments grow, what’s being done to shield Oklahomans from higher monthly bills?
Federal data show electricity consumption is up in the U.S. after more than a decade of little growth, partly because of data centers and other energy-hungry facilities. Average electricity prices are following the trend nationwide. Last summer, representatives from the state’s largest utility companies and power grid operator told Oklahoma regulators of an incoming surge…
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Tulsa Hispanic commission launches ‘playbook’ to help businesses respond to ICE enforcement
The commission created the playbook with feedback from local chefs and restaurants about what would be most useful for them.
Oklahoma Republican lawmakers condemn student ICE walkouts, want discipline for teachers involved
A group of lawmakers urged State Superintendent of Education Lindel Fields to take action on student-led protests against ICE. Fourteen lawmakers penned the open letter sent Tuesday, including Senate Education Chair Adam Pugh (R-Edmond), who is running for state superintendent. The lawmakers called the walkouts that have occurred at several school districts across the state…
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Food, Arts and Culture
Tulsans prepare to ring in Lunar New Year with line dancing, sticky rice cakes and more
Tam Bao Buddhist Temple’s evening celebration blends custom and tradition. Here’s what it takes to make the annual event a reality.
‘Performers want to be here’: Sunset Amphitheater to open in Broken Arrow this fall
A large outdoor concert venue will arrive in the Tulsa area, bringing jobs and economic impact. Officials say Sunset Amphitheater is “long overdue.”
Remembering Tulsa guitarist Tommy Crook
The Tulsa musician died Feb. 4 at the age of 81. Services are set for Feb. 14 in Bixby.
Shocked by attention, Islamic Society of Tulsa prepares for hundreds at open house
About a month after the Broken Arrow City Council rejected IST’s proposal for a mosque, they’re welcoming residents into their midtown mosque Feb. 15.
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There may be more pros than cons to paying with cash for medical procedures in Oklahoma
A retired surgeon has a guide to navigating costs at 15 Tulsa hospitals. Here’s what it could mean for you.
East Tulsa speech therapist aims to break myths around raising bilingual children
Eliana Provenzano-Lewis wants to expand speech and language resources available to the city’s growing Latino community. Her next step: a new location on the eastside.
Vernon AME Church absorbed the terror of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Now it will ‘teach truth.’
Survivors of the massacre found refuge in the church’s basement. That space will be preserved and turned into a museum.
Inside the ICE detention system: How Oklahoma facilities use legal limbo to pressure deportations
After the Oklahoma Highway Patrol arrested Yingchao Fan following a rollover accident on Interstate 40, he sat in Sequoyah County jail despite facing no criminal charges, not even a traffic citation. County officials held him for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “They had no authority whatsoever,” said Ted Hasse, a federal criminal defense attorney who sought…