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Law & Principles
Stitt issues executive order targeting Chinese influence
Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an executive order that seeks to reduce Oklahoma’s vulnerability to Chinese Communist Party (CCP) threats.Ray Carter | June 14, 2024
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Law & Principles
Drummond criticizes bar association
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 20 other state attorneys general say the standards imposed by the American Bar Association (ABA) for accreditation of law schools violate constitutional prohibitions on discrimination and should be junked.Ray Carter | June 11, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma state legislative races in full swing
Oklahoma voters will go to the polls in June, August, and November to select their state legislators. Republicans will have large majorities in both chambers, but the size of those majorities and the specific individuals who will fill the seats are in most cases yet to be determined.Rick Farmer, Ph.D. | June 5, 2024
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Law & Principles
Legislature votes to address foreign land ownership
A measure to provide additional teeth to existing restrictions on foreign land ownership has been signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | June 3, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma legislative session ends with few major accomplishments
State lawmakers passed some culturally conservative measures this year. But they left a Democratic group in charge of judicial selection and shelved tax cuts in favor of massive government-spending hikes.Ray Carter | May 31, 2024
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Law & Principles
Stitt compact proposal addresses public-safety challenges
To address the growing problem of unregistered tribal tags creating roadside danger for law enforcement, and to ensure all Oklahoma drivers pay tolls on state turnpikes, Gov. Kevin Stitt has submitted a model compact to all tribes that issue tribal license plates.Ray Carter | May 30, 2024
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Law & Principles
Unregistered tribal tags endanger police, Stitt warns
Unlike the Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes, the Cherokee and other tribes are potentially endangering the lives of police officers, Gov. Kevin Stitt says.Ray Carter | May 17, 2024
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Law & Principles
Stitt signs legislation allowing police to arrest illegal immigrants
Legislation making “impermissible occupation” a crime—allowing law enforcement officials to arrest illegal immigrants—passed the state House by a vote of 77‒20 and the state Senate by a vote of 39‒8. It has been signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | May 1, 2024
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma part of pushback on Biden Title IX rewrite
The Biden administration’s rewrite of federal Title IX law would allow men to enter women’s restrooms and locker rooms—so long as the male claims to identify as a woman. Oklahoma officials are pushing back.Ray Carter | April 30, 2024
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Law & Principles
Senate sends ranked-choice voting ban to Stitt
Legislation that would prohibit the use of ranked-choice voting in Oklahoma elections has been sent to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | April 26, 2024