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Tulsa councilors pause vote on citywide human-rights ordinance after misinformation campaign
Summary
City councilors delayed a vote on a proposed ordinance to standardize nondiscrimination protections after council members said outside misinformation campaigns and threats made additional public outreach and education necessary.
Councilor Laura Ballas and Councilor Dexter Wright announced a pause on action to adopt a citywide human-rights ordinance that would align nondiscrimination language across city codes and add veteran status as a protected category.
Ballas and Wright said the delay is a tactical move to counter a coordinated misinformation effort they said has mischaracterized the ordinance and threatened the safety of commissioners and residents. "Because of these alarming efforts by divisive influencers to sow discord, we are pausing advancements of the ordinance," Ballas read from a prepared statement.
The ordinance under discussion…
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