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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
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma lawmakers seek to end sex-change operations on youth
Under newly filed legislation, it could soon be illegal in Oklahoma to surgically remove or alter an individual’s healthy body parts as part of treatment for transgender-identifying youth and young adults.Ray Carter | January 10, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
O’Connor gets win for religious freedom
In a win for Oklahomans’ constitutionally protected First Amendment right to religious freedom, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has reached an agreement with St. John Health System over its past practice of threatening employees with suspensions or the loss of their jobs when they chose not to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to religious beliefs.Ray Carter | January 9, 2023
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Culture & the Family
Straight-party voting a cop-out for losing candidates
Some Democrats suggest their failure in top-of-the-ballot races is a byproduct of straight-party ballots.Jonathan Small | November 28, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Court prevents Owasso school from banning parent critic
A parent in an ongoing dispute with the Owasso school district regarding alleged pornography in the school library has won a significant legal battle.Ray Carter | November 2, 2022
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Culture & the Family
OKC Chamber leader previously involved in racial controversy
The Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce has hired its next CEO, Christy Gillenwater, despite controversy regarding her past efforts to get business leaders to sign a pledge that critics said amounted to a false confession of racism by signatories.Ray Carter | November 2, 2022