Democratic leaders look to derail Trump as he threatens to send National Guard to more cities
Read full article: Democratic leaders look to derail Trump as he threatens to send National Guard to more citiesIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other top Democrats are warning President Donald Trump to stay out of the cities they run.
America's last big-city stockyard in downtown Oklahoma City is up for sale
Read full article: America's last big-city stockyard in downtown Oklahoma City is up for saleIn the heart of thriving Oklahoma City lies a more than 100-year-old relic to the city's western heritage: one of the largest cattle stockyards in the world.
Oklahoma City voters consider 1% sales tax to build a $1 billion arena for NBA's Thunder
Read full article: Oklahoma City voters consider 1% sales tax to build a $1 billion arena for NBA's ThunderOklahoma City voters will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund a new downtown arena for the NBA's Thunder.
Oklahoma City mayor unveils plan for $900M arena to keep NBA's Thunder through 2050
Read full article: Oklahoma City mayor unveils plan for $900M arena to keep NBA's Thunder through 2050Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is unveiling a proposal for a new $900 million downtown arena that would keep the NBA's Thunder in the city through at least 2050 if approved by voters.
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In deep-red Oklahoma, GOP fights to regain lost seat
Read full article: In deep-red Oklahoma, GOP fights to regain lost seatFILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, D-Okla., speaks during a news conference in front of a post office in Oklahoma City. But Horn won't have the element of surprise in this year's contest against Republican state Sen. Stephanie Bice. “This is not some right-wing paradise in Oklahoma City," said Mayor David Holt, who has avoided endorsing either candidate. “Oklahoma City does not have the same profile as the state of Oklahoma, and Congresswoman Horn's election was probably the strongest statement yet that the city was changing and behaving, really, more like a big city." Holt, who was a Republican state senator before being elected Oklahoma City's mayor in 2018, said either the Democratic or Republican candidate would fit the city well.
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Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreak
Read full article: Video tribute honors Oklahoma bombing victims amid outbreakThe 9:02 gate at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum is pictured behind a sign announcing the closure of the site, Wednesday, April 15, 2020, in Oklahoma City. “I’m not with my sisters today, I’m not with my mother today,” in Oklahoma City, he said by phone from Baltimore, where he now lives. “They did just an extraordinary ceremony under extraordinary circumstances, it was just remarkable,” Ashwood said of the video put together by the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum. “The 25th is another time for us here in Oklahoma City to refocus on what makes the event and the site relevant in the decades to come." “People in Oklahoma City sort of have a special obligation to stand for the idea that we have much more in common than we have different," he said.
