Updated May 25, 4:35 p.m.
Officials from around Tulsa are urging voters to pass a $414 million bond package on June 8th for Tulsa Public Schools.
The bond package includes $3.9 million to complete HVAC improvements started with CARES Act money
In a press conference today between Tulsa Regional Chamber, Green Country Workforce, and a citizens bond committee, the link between healthy schools and a strong economy was highlighted. Michael Neal is the President and CEO of the Tulsa Chamber. Our local school systems develop the workforce of tomorrow, Neal said. They provide a pipeline that companies need.
This vote is more controversial than usual. In a Facebook post on May 6th, the Republican Party of Tulsa urged voters to reject the bond, citing a distrust of superintendent Deborah Gist.
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Originally published on May 25, 2021 4:56 pm
On the first anniversary of his murder by a Minneapolis police officer, a killing that launched protests and calls for police reform nationwide, members of George Floyd s family met Tuesday with President Biden, Vice President Harris and congressional leaders in Washington, D.C.
The meeting with Biden and Harris lasted approximately an hour, and was kept private. The White House said those attending included Floyd s mother and daughter, three brothers and a nephew.
Biden issued a statement afterward, saying that the Floyd family has shown extraordinary courage, especially his young daughter Gianna, who I met again today. The day before her father s funeral a year ago, Jill and I met the family and she told me,
On Tuesday afternoon, President Biden announced four new appointees to the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, replacing four commissioners appointed by former President Donald Trump.
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