Wow, even Oklahoma is joining the resistance! City Manager Mike Carter started 2026 with what he framed as huge news for the 20,000 residents of this Tulsa suburb. Google was interested in building a massive AI data center on 827 acres of farmland just outside town promising jobs, investment, and “prosperity.”
But just two weeks later, a group of local residents walked into City Hall with paperwork for a ballot measure to recall the entire City Council, including Mayor Jim Spoon.
Turns out people everywhere (even in deep-red states) still care about having a real say in what happens to their communities. When decisions feel rushed or imposed, residents organize.
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