Articles
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Culture & the Family
Bill aiming to curb sex-trafficking draws pushback
An effort to increase the penalties on individuals who pay prostitutes for sex, informally referred to as “johns,” has run into unexpected resistance.Ray Carter | April 10, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
How to be an effective advocate at the state Capitol
When you are passionate about an issue, you want policymakers to hear your voice. Here are some ways you can effectively communicate your concerns to your legislators.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | April 10, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OU drag show declared one of nation’s largest
According to officials at the University of Oklahoma, the school’s annual “Crimson & Queens” drag show is not only the “the largest annual drag show in Oklahoma” but also “one of the largest collegiate drag shows in the U.S.”Ray Carter | April 5, 2023
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
In Oklahoma speech, Chinese-American pediatrician calls for strengthening parental rights
As a longtime pediatrician in Washington state, Dr. Erica Li does not doubt that some individuals—“a very small percentage”—have gender-identity disorder that persists into adulthood.Ray Carter | April 3, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Sarah Stitt: School choice can break cycles of dysfunction
First Lady Sarah Stitt said the lessons she reaped from her upbringing include the importance of education and empowering families with school choice.Ray Carter | April 3, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma parents, students rally for school choice
Hundreds of parents and students urged lawmakers to enact robust school-choice policies this year that will allow Oklahoma families to more easily access private schools and homeschooling, speaking out at a Capitol rally on Thursday.Ray Carter | March 30, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Abortion ruling renews focus on state judicial appointments
A recent ruling by the Oklahoma Supreme Court, which controversially declared that the Oklahoma Constitution provides a right to abortion under certain circumstances despite the constitution containing no language regarding abortion, is prompting renewed focus on how Oklahoma justices and judges are selected and appointed.Ray Carter | March 27, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma Supreme Court abortion ruling points to the need for judicial reform
The Court seems to be leaving room for a complete and unfettered right to an abortion in the future. Because while the Court refused to find one of the abortion laws unconstitutional. Both chambers, which consider themselves very pro-life, may want to reconsider whether the process we currently use to select jurists is worth preserving—even if changing the status quo upsets their friends at the Oklahoma Bar Association.Ryan Haynie | March 24, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
State Board of Education approves parent rights regulations
Citing their obligation to enforce existing state laws, members of the State Board of Ed adopted regulations bolstering parents’ rights to review their child’s classroom materials and school-library content, and banning school officials from withholding information about a child from parents.Ray Carter | March 24, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
House votes to ban men from women’s prisons, shelters
Men could not be placed in women’s prisons or allowed in women’s domestic-violence shelters, or similar facilities, even if the male identifies as a transgender female, under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 23, 2023