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Where Did the Money Go, and Who Knew? Thursday’s local newspaper The Tulsa World misleads its readers about the problems with the Mayor’s budget.  The headline reads“No Cuts Planned for Mayor’s Staff.”  Reading the headline, one would assume that the Mayor is just being stubborn and is too good to take his own medicine after asking the Police and Fire departments to take pay cuts.  Not exactly.
New Chief – Stupid Hate Crime Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett announced Friday afternoon that he has accepted the resignation of Police Chief Ron Palmer and appointed Charles W. “Chuck” Jordan as the interim chief for the department.  Despite competing press conferences addressing rampant rumors amid department budget cuts, union objections, and layoffs well documented by local media the timing and purpose of this change remains unclear.      
The Lessons of Massachusetts Scott Brown gave a great victory speech Tuesday night after a tremendous victory.
 
He is an attractive, articulate, courageous, hard working candidate.
 
He had the courage to serve for years in a small minority in the Massachusetts legislature.

   

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Route 66 Promoter Dawn Welch Honored

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The woman who inspired the character Sally Carrera, the blue Porsche from the Pixar movie “Cars,” has been one of Oklahoma’s staunchest supporters and promoters.  Thursday Oklahoma returned that favor when the State Senate honored Stroud’s Rock Café owner, Dawn Welch.   Her daughter, Alexis Herr, served as a page to the Senate during the first week of the 2010 session, and joined her mother on the floor for the presentation.

Read more: Route 66 Promoter Dawn Welch Honored

 

Bi-partisan Boost for “Rainy Day” Cap

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Not too long before this winter’s second major storm rolled into Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry and state Treasurer Scott Meacham gave ringing endorsements to a proposal to increase the deposit cap for the Constitutional Reserve, better known as the Rainy Day Fund

Their support in effect boosts a Senate Republican proposal being advanced anew by state Sen. John Ford of Bartlesville. A similar measure has been submitted by Midtown Oklahoma City Sen. Andrew Rice, designated leader for Senate Democrats beginning in 2011.  As a result, the Sooner State might be better prepared the next time a severe recessionary chill reduces state government revenues. 

Read more: Bi-partisan Boost for “Rainy Day” Cap

 

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