We’ve got local action in the April 1 election today people, look alive!
In Tulsa, the main contest to keep an eye on is the Democratic primary for State House District 71, where four candidates are vying to replace Amanda Swope, who resigned her seat to go to work in Mayor Monroe Nichols’ administration earlier this year.
As NonDoc reports, there’s a lot of money in this campaign, most of which has been raised by a single candidate, Dennis Baker. He’s running against Amanda Clinton, Hudson Harder and Ben Riggs.
Here’s the full list of elections going on around the state today. Polls close at 7pm!
And now, on to the news roundup.
- The Wall Street Journal ventured out to Oklahoma City where 30,000 federal workers are dealing with the chaos of mass layoffs
- Beloved screenprinting studio Flash Flood is going out of business
- The Tulsa World’s second-largest shareholder wants to buy the company, which recently announced that they’re using AI to consult with local businesses. Okay!
- Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole had a meeting with Elon Musk, according to the New York Times
- Mayor Monroe Nichols designated June 1 as Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day
- The Admiral Twin drive-in theater is officially open for the season
- We’ve got a measles outbreak, people. The state has set up a tracking site, which is reporting nine known cases as of March 28.
- Oklahoma Watch took a close look at Jackson Lahmeyer and Sheridan Church’s tax status
- The former state forestry director has clapped back at Kevin Stitt over his agency’s handling of last month’s fires
- And lastly, here’s a genuinely heartwarming story about a local runoff between candidates who are friends and agree either would make “a great choice.”
