@aWorldofKC

Local government reporter for the Tulsa World.

 Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Joined July 2010
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Ashton Slaughter@AshtonS_OKOct 23
Tulsa’s IKEA is open today. Here’s more + a story in the thread from my walkthrough a couple of days ago:
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Judge overturns denial of Wagoner County solar farm tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr… via @tulsaworld

Judge overturns denial of Wagoner County solar farm

Persica Solar LLC can now move forward with the development near Porter.

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'Don't flinch now': OU football's last chance to change course comes at Mississippi State tulsaworld.com/sports/colleg… via @tulsaworld

'Don't flinch now': OU football's last chance to change course comes at Mississippi State

Hayden Hansen: "You have that Oklahoma logo on your chest. It's the man in the mirror. Your last name is still on that film you put out there."

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Andrea Eger@AndreaEgerOct 22
BREAKING: OK AG Drummond issued a binding legal opinion on Thursday that prohibits the Statewide Charter School Board from holding a third vote on the fate of a twice-failed application for state sanctioning for the nations’s first religious charter school oklahomawatch.org/2026/10/22…

AG: Third Vote on Jewish Charter School Would Be Illegal - Oklahoma Watch

Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a binding opinion Thursday barring the Statewide Charter School Board from holding a third vote on the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School application, which has...

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Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation downgraded under new state standards tulsaworld.com/news/local/ed… via @tulsaworld

Tulsa Public Schools' accreditation downgraded under new state standards

Tulsa Public Schools on Thursday was the among 59 districts that received accreditation rating downgrades in whole or partly due to poor math and reading scores.

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DOJ voting monitors will be in Tulsa County on Nov. 3, county officials told tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld

DOJ voting monitors will be in Tulsa County on Nov. 3, county officials told

The Oklahoma State Election Board confirmed Friday that Tulsa County was one of three Oklahoma counties whose elections will be monitored in November. The others are Oklahoma County and Muskogee...

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Judge overturns denial of Wagoner County solar farm tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr… via @tulsaworld

Judge overturns denial of Wagoner County solar farm

Persica Solar LLC can now move forward with the development near Porter.

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Contrasting resumes collide in spirited race for attorney general tulsaworld.com/news/local/go… via @tulsaworld

Contrasting resumes collide in spirited race for attorney general

Politically, Democratic Oklahoma attorney general candidate Nick Coffey is a new kid on the block. It’s a block Republican Jon Echols has been around a few times.

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Oklahoma Watch
@OklahomaWatchOct 20
Was Oklahoma denied Title X funding by the Biden administration for not providing patients with abortion information?@GigafactFeed ow.ly/gAjI50ZZhN8
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Randy Krehbiel@rkrehbielOct 20
Lawmakers form caucus to oversee implementation of childhood literacy legislation tulsaworld.com/news/state-re…

Lawmakers form caucus to oversee implementation of childhood literacy legislation

The group is particularly interested in the bill, influenced by Mississippi legislation, focused on improving literacy scores. The measures include strict retention requirements for third-grade...

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Bill Haisten: OSU’s advantage – best homecoming aura in college football tulsaworld.com/sports/colleg… via @tulsaworld

Bill Haisten: OSU’s advantage – best homecoming aura in college football

Within this week’s Oklahoma State football media game notes are four references to “America’s Greatest Homecoming.”

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Tulsa police leaders explain ALPR tech uses, limitations in public transparency session tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr… via @tulsaworld

Tulsa police leaders explain ALPR tech uses, limitations in public transparency session

Automated detections of what might be questionable queries are evaluated by a person, and TPD pulls a week of queries on random officers to see if there is anything that causes concern.

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Williams Cos. president expresses commitment to Tulsa, calls for investments in education, quality of life tulsaworld.com/news/state-re… via @tulsaworld

Williams Cos. president expresses commitment to Tulsa, calls for investments in education, quality...

Williams President Chad Zamarin was among 10 contributors to an interim study that examined strategies for making Oklahoma more attractive to businesses and the people they employ.

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Upgrades to Center of the Universe downtown to begin in November tulsaworld.com/life-entertai… via @tulsaworld

Upgrades to Center of the Universe downtown to begin in November

Renovation of the Boston Avenue Bridge plaza is expected to take a year to complete, Downtown Tulsa Partnership announced Tuesday.

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Cherokee Nation partners with UCLA for film initiative tulsaworld.com/life-entertai… via @tulsaworld

Cherokee Nation partners with UCLA for film initiative

The tribe has committed $470,000 over the next four years to support the reciprocal filmmaking creation of original Cherokee-language films, educational media and expanded opportunities for students...

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Andrea Eger@AndreaEgerOct 19
“The campaign unearthed it. The petitioners had been gathering this information and the campaign just added to it.” — Shar Agosto, attorney for Grand Jury Justice oklahomawatch.org/2026/10/16…

Tulsa DA Just Won Reelection. Now a Citizens’ Group Wants a Grand Jury to Investigate Him.  -...

Three months after Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler won reelection with nearly 60% of the vote, a citizens’ group called Grand Jury Justice has filed a petition seeking a grand jury...

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@OklahomaWatchOct 20
The 2026 general election will define the future of Oklahoma’s classrooms. What happens next? First Bell: Getting To Work For Oklahoma Students is a timely community forum and panel discussion hosted by Oklahoma Watch. We’re bringing together Oklahoma’s newly elected State Superintendent of Public Instruction and key public school leaders for a critical conversation on the road ahead. 🗓️ Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026 ⏰ Time: 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM (Includes networking lunch) 📍 Where: OCCC Visual and Performing Arts Center Theater, OKC Educators, parents, business leaders, and community members: reserve your spot today! 🎟️ Register here: oklahomawatch.org/first-bell…
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Major BOK Center upgrades hinge on Tulsans approving hotel guest tax increase, leaders say tulsaworld.com/news/local/bu… via @tulsaworld

Major BOK Center upgrades hinge on Tulsans approving hotel guest tax increase, leaders say

The vote is Nov. 3. Tulsa's downtown arena hasn't been updated since "the times of the BlackBerry, and that does not keep us competitive with Oklahoma City and Kansas City," Kathy Taylor pointed out...

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Tulsa's sheriff defends Flock cameras, challenges judge's ruling on privacy rights tulsaworld.com/news/local/cr… via @tulsaworld

Tulsa's sheriff defends Flock cameras, challenges judge's ruling on privacy rights

The ruling found a Tulsa County sheriff's deputy used the database to violate a woman's Fourth Amendment rights. Sheriff Vic Regalado said he wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on how automated...

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Tulsa Public Schools board votes to close 17 schools as proposed tulsaworld.com/news/local/ed… via @tulsaworld

Tulsa Public Schools board votes to close 17 schools as proposed

Combined, those closures are projected to save TPS $11.1 million. The proposal also calls on the district’s central office staff to come up with an additional $1.5 million in savings.

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