Turnpike toll fails, Broken Arrow flooding and Muscogee airport art
VNN Weekly Digest April 14 - April 20
Here’s a look at the week’s top stories:
Turnpike toll bill to tax all motorists with tribal plates fails to pass in state legislature
(OKLAHOMA) An Oklahoma State Senate bill that would have imposed turnpike tolls on motorists who operate vehicles with tribal tags failed to pass through the public safety committee on Wednesday, March 15. Senate Bill 675 was originally introduced in the senate on Jan. 15 and was engrossed in the house on March 26.
Residents complain after Broken Arrow housing project floods neighborhood
(OKLAHOMA) Groundwork for a housing development in Broken Arrow has been temporarily stopped after neighbors shared pictures of mud and water inundating their streets on the city’s southeast side.
After heavy rain a couple of weeks ago, a torrent of water and silt coming from the 50-foot buffer for the proposed Spring Creek Crossing development entered the neighboring Southfork Estates neighborhood just to the east.
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Tulsa International Airport gets an Indigenous ‘glow up’ with new exhibit featuring Muscogee art and culture
(OKLAHOMA) If you’re rushing towards your gate or fast walking towards your Lyft at the Tulsa International Airport, you may want to slow down to spend some time learning about the city’s history.
In between the tables of people catching up on work while waiting to catch their flights and the shops and restaurants are four medium display cases featuring Muscogee Nation history and contemporary artists that remind visitors - this is Muscogee Nation land and Muscogee people are still here.
WEATHER ACROSS AMERICA
(NATIONAL) Light to moderate snow over parts of the Cascades, Northern Intermountain Region, Northern Rockies, and Upper Great Lakes, a slight risk of excessive rainfall over parts of the Middle Mississippi Valley and the Southern Plains, and an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley.
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