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Could the Oklahoma teachers paying back their bonuses get back what they paid in taxes?

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Norman investment and economy experts say a recession could be on the horizon, adding to challenges businesses and consumers have navigated for over two years.

Robert Castleberry has lived down by the Yellowstone River in Laurel for the past 24 years and this past week was a feeling of deja vu.

Robert Castleberry has lived down by the Yellowstone River in Laurel for the past 24 years and this past week was a feeling of deja vu.

The Norman City Council still has time to consider changes to the fiscal year-ending 2023 budget ahead of its June 14 vote to approve it.

Chamber sends mixed signals on D.C. visit

10 hrs ago The Norman City Council’s new city-issued cell phones came thanks to a recommendation of the Charter Review Commission. According to the minutes of an August 2019 meeting, then-Ward 3 Robert Castleberry said councilors should have city-issued cell phones, just as city employees do. Castleberry told The Transcript Thursday he believes the initiative “increases transparency and should facilitate open records requests.” “There needs to be policies in place regarding ...

8:27 p.m. The council began its discussion on the final motion to ratify or reject the decrease of $330,000 in police department general fund salaries and benefits to be held in the General Fund Reserve Balance for community outreach and programs. Ward 4 resident Jake Allen said there are too many issues that cant be solved with a gun and handcuffs. He said community members shared their experiences and stated why they want to shift funding in the community because police officers are "expected...

Dec 11, 2020 A letter from an attorney representing Sassan Moghadam urges the city to schedule a recall election for Ward 3 Alison Petrone and questions the validity of an ongoing lawsuit. Moghadam hired retired district judge Steven Stice, an attorney now practicing for the Talley, Turner, Stice & Bertram law firm. Co-founders of Unite Norman Moghadam and Russell Smith filed for and circulated the petitions in July to recall odd-numbered ward councilors and the mayor. After the city clerk cert...