"Data centers dont even employ many people"
Maybe, but heres a manufacturing company hiring 200 people in Norman whose biggest customer right now are data centers.
Rigid Industrial Group brings new jobs to Norman and Noble journalrecord.com/2026/11/10…
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Election thoughts from okc: we get to keep hearing about county jail problems that aren’t going away until a new one is built. The longer the delay the more costly and problematic it is. It’s not going to fix itself.
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More on the midterms, 4 states had measures to ban biological boys in girls sports. All 4 voted for them, even very blue Washington. That should clear up how voters feel about keep girls sports for girls.
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This is a good thing for Okla & Tulsa County voters (all counties, really) as they will still have a say in future citizen petitions. If not overturned, hundreds of thousands of voters would have been silenced. nondoc.com/2026/11/10/prior-…
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Oklahoma typically has some of the lowest voter turnouts of all 50 states. Look through these comments from people who have zero idea how our local, county and state governments work and you think, maybe low voter turnout in Oklahoma is a good thing. 🤦♂️
Property taxes in Oklahoma primarily pay for two things - education and streets. This has always been true. That’s what property taxes fund around these parts.
For many years, Oklahoma politicians have proposed to lower your property taxes. No one likes paying taxes, but we also strongly desire a strong education system and well-maintained streets. Those goals can’t be achieved if funding is diminished.
This year, the Legislature followed through on their proposals. They placed State Question 847 on the ballot, which would over time lower your property taxes.
And the voters of Oklahoma defeated it.
When given the opportunity to lower their property taxes, the voters said NO. As it turned out, they’d rather have good schools and streets.
Defeating State Question 847 was a great thing, and it also sent a strong signal to those who will represent us at the State Capitol in 2027 and the years ahead.
The people of Oklahoma were given the option of lowering their property taxes and they rejected it. The people of Oklahoma have now affirmatively stated in a statewide election that they are willing to pay property taxes for the things they care about. I hope that message was heard loud and clear.
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As for the country, I believe it’s a rebuke against this admin who did nothing on cost of living. I also think part of it was the self enrichment of the Trump family. Every week there’s a crypto deal, foreign investments, sons being paid advisors, etc, swampy to the highest order
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One hope is that our new Lt Gov, TW Shannon, stays relatively out of the picture like Pinnell did. Last thing we want to see is our 2nd in charge treat the office like one of his Newsmax segments with partisan BS that doesn’t help the state in any way. I won’t hold my breath
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Is Oklahoma officially the reddest state now? Seems like it. However, not many quality democrat candidates on the ballot in Oklahoma. I’m sure many of them are nice people but not people you jump up to vote for.
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I’ve never had stronger feelings on an Election Day of these candidates all kinda suck and that I’m glad this is almost over.
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There goes that humanitarian Putin, doing humanitarian things as we lift sanctions on him and buy his diesel.
A Russian drone hit two trains stopped at a station in central Ukraine, killing at least 13 people and injuring 10 others, officials said. apnews.com/article/russia-uk…
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This is from across the pond but similar attitudes exist all over America, who think progress, building things and new competition should stand still.
If the US had the NIMBY attitudes the first 200yrs it existed that it has now, we’d be a 3rd world country. Let things get built!
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There’s mud slinging and then if you go 10x lower you get this. I could see Vivek was an opportunistic slime ball in the last pres debates but spending $4mil to air this ad across Ohio to win Gov race is as low as it gets.
BOMBSHELL:
Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s own mother urges voters not to vote for her daughter.
“My name is Donna Arthur and I’m Amy Acton’s mother. I worked at Children and Family Service Association, building one of the first two sexual abuse programs in America.
I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent—and it’s not easy for a mother to say this—but Amy has a serious problem.
She is a liar. She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She’s lied her entire life.
My daughter needs help, and she can’t help you if she needs help herself. People can change, but first they have to tell the truth, and my daughter still isn’t doing that.
Don’t vote for people who lie. Don’t let her become your governor. If you think she’ll make your life better, you’re fooling yourself. It will only get worse.”
That’s one hell of an October surprise.
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National Review has identified court documentation showing that Cledith Arthur, Donna Arthur's husband, was indicted by a grand jury in 1978 for sexual contact with Acton.
NR also found that Donna Arthur pled guilty to theft in 1996 and was accused of animal abuse in 2021.
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Your home being paid off has zero to do with paying property taxes. You being old has zero to do with paying property. Services need to be funded, and prop taxes are the most sensible, stable and fair tax there is and no one needs special exemptions.
“I’m old. I’ve paid my home off,” said Ray Warner, a 72-year-old Akron resident. “Why would I pay property tax?”
Across the country, homeowners are asking the same question and revolting against property taxes at a scale not seen in a half century.
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The president below admits Russia is helping Iran, a country we are basically at war with and who has killed US troops, but he will suspend sanctions on them and we are buying their oil regardless.
President Trump said he will not sign a document right now that could push Russia away from the negotiating table.
Trump said real progress is being made on ending the Russia Ukraine war, including hostage talks.
Trump noted that Russia is currently doing very little to help Iran and he wants to keep it that way.
He criticized Zelenskyy for targeting Russian diesel refineries that are driving up fuel costs for American farmers and businesses.
Trump said Zelenskyy does not appear to want the war to end and that Ukraine is in worse shape than it was two years ago.
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Alternative headline: NGO that is almost impossible to measure its outcomes wants more of your tax dollars.
Oklahoma lawmakers considered a tax credit that incentivises businesses to donate money they would otherwise pay in state taxes to nonprofits supporting families. kgou.org/health/2026-10-13/o…
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Interesting, football locker rooms and offices but made to look like Main Street retail space.
Sapulpa Public Schools opened an 8,000-square-foot stadium building with locker rooms, coaching offices and sports medicine facilities. bit.ly/4hNVcfi
ALT Sapulpa unveils 8,000-square-foot facility at football stadium
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