When Government Tilts the Scales

By Ken Malloy

Mike Reynolds and the Challenge to the Contingency Review Board

Analysis: Former state legislator Mike Reynolds has brought a case before the Oklahoma Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Contingency Review Board (CRB), a small state body composed of the Governor, the Speaker of the House, and the Senate President Pro Tempore. Though seldom discussed publicly, the CRB has for decades exercised authority to approve certain financial decisions outside the normal legislative process.

Reynolds argues that this arrangement violates the Oklahoma Constitution’s separation of powers.

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Conservative Approach to Lower Health Costs

By Pam Pollard

Opinion: It feels like Groundhog Day as we once again watch Congress wrestle with how to fund government without saddling Americans with higher taxes. The typical Washington playbook always seems to revolve around one of two ideas: raise taxes or pile on more debt. Both should be nonstarters for conservatives who believe government should live within its means like the rest of us have to and let hardworking American families keep more of what they earn. 

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Mortgage-Free Home to OK Gold Star Family

By Grateful Staff

Tunnel to Towers Foundation: Honoring the Legacy of Army Specialist Zachary Hisken, Who Passed from Service-Connected Cancer in 2023.

This Veterans Day, the Tunnel to Towers Foundation is honored to announce it has delivered a life-changing mortgage-free forever home in Bixby, Oklahoma, to the Gold Star family of U.S. Army Sergeant Zachary Hisken.

Zachary Hisken in service to America
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Tulsa Honors Veterans

By Grateful Staff

For 107 years, the Tulsa Veterans’ Day Parade is conducted for the purpose of honoring veterans of each and all types of honorable service in one or more than one of the five branches of the United States Military; plus those veterans who have served honorably during service in the armed forces of Nations allied with the United States at a time(s) when American forces were engaged in combat operations. This Tulsa Veterans Day Parade is to Honor Veterans and those who support Veterans. 

Today’s celebration kicks off at 7 a.m. with a veterans breakfast at the VFW (1109 E. 6th St.). The parade starts at 11 a.m. at Williams Green (10 E. 3rd St.) before weaving through downtown and ending at the VFW. The Tulsa Metro Area is home to over 65,000 veterans and the Tulsa Parade is the oldest and largest Veterans Day Parade in the nation.

Photo: Tulsa Veterans Day Parade.com
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Area Housing Starts Steady Growth

By Staff Report

The Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa reports a continued strong pace of residential construction across the Tulsa metro area. Through September 2025, the region recorded 2,578 housing starts, marking an 8.3% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

The September total of 273 new housing starts reflects consistent momentum as builders meet ongoing housing demand throughout the area.

“Despite market fluctuations, Tulsa’s housing industry remains stable and productive,” said Jeffrey Smith, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Greater Tulsa. “Builders continue to respond to population growth, job creation, and buyer demand across the metro.”

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