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The government of Oklahoma is a liberal democracy modeled after the Federal Government of the United States, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The state has 77 counties with jurisdiction over most local government functions within each respective domain, five congressional districts, and a voting base with a majority in the Democratic Party. State officials are elected by plurality voting.
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New signs in Tulsa cost $5,000 each
September 30, 2008 A series of new signs have been added to the downtown Tulsa area. The 148 signs, which range from parking to showing drivers the way to the BOK center, came with a nearly $740,000 price tag. That comes out to $5,000 for each sign.
Over 2,300 court records sealed since 2003
August 10, 2008 A recent study done by the Tulsa World found that OK district court judges have sealed over 2,300 cases and documents since 2003. Of the 77 court clerks in the state, only 7 keep track of sealed records, and only three were able to provide lists of case numbers for analysis.
Sheriff stonewalling public records request
July 25, 2008: Grady County Sheriff Kieran McMullen is stonewalling a request for public records that could show he misused the county’s communications system to tell deputies that recent stories in The Express-Star were untrue.
The Express-Star made a verbal request Tuesday followed by a formal written request the next day for transcriptions of any reverse 911, mesaging, paging and dispatch communication that occurred on July 15. Read the full article here.
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