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Culture & the Family
OCPA praises Senate passage of child protections
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma Senate for passing legislation that would prevent children from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers, before age 18.Staff | February 15, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
School transparency bill clears Oklahoma House subcommittee
Parents would have online access to textbooks and instructional materials used in their children’s classes under legislation that has won easy approval in a state House subcommittee.Ray Carter | February 13, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Missouri scandal adds urgency to Oklahoma child-protection effort
The attorney general of Missouri is investigating allegations that a transgender center in St. Louis has been harming hundreds of children each year, including by using experimental drugs on them. Oklahoma lawmakers say this news adds urgency to their efforts here.Ray Carter | February 10, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill declaring woman means woman
Members of an Oklahoma Senate committee have advanced legislation to standardize state law and ensure that all references to women in statute are explicitly defined as individuals declared female at birth.Ray Carter | February 9, 2023
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Culture & the Family
OCPA praises senators for protecting children and teens
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today praised senators for advancing legislation that would prevent children from undergoing sex-reassignment surgeries, cross-sex hormones, or puberty blockers, before age 18.Staff | February 9, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Ban on youth transgender surgeries clears committee
Legislation making it illegal to perform sex-change surgeries on children or inject them with cross-sex hormones or puberty blockers has won easy approval in an Oklahoma Senate Committee.Ray Carter | February 8, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma leaders working to help families prosper
One of the few upsides to the federal fiscal crisis is that it has prompted good policy responses at the state level.Jonathan Small | January 31, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
To oppose school choice, Democrats attack religious freedom
To combat the growing public demand for robust school choice in Oklahoma, Democratic lawmakers have filed bills that would infringe on Oklahomans’ First Amendment rights and impose regulations to make private schools less effective.Ray Carter | January 24, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
Piedmont father says son expelled for opposing transgender bathrooms
A father of six said Piedmont school officials expelled his son from school, and imposed other punishments, because the youth expressed opposition to a proposed federal law that would require schools to grant bathroom access based on individuals’ self-proclaimed gender identity rather than sex.Ray Carter | January 20, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OSU accused of violating students’ constitutional rights
Oklahoma State University has been sued by a civil-rights organization alleging the college has violated the constitutional rights of its students.Ray Carter | January 11, 2023