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Education, Culture & the Family
Parents support homeschooler inclusion in school-choice bill
In the ongoing debate over allowing state education funding to follow students to any provider, including homeschooling or private schools, some homeschoolers have objected, leading lawmakers to recently strip those parents from the bill.Ray Carter | March 9, 2022
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Culture & the Family
OCPA mourns the passing of founder Dr. David Brown
The Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs mourns the passing of its founder and chairman emeritus Dr. David Brown, who died on March 2 at the age of 95.Staff | March 8, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma lawmakers vote to bar males from women’s sports
Only biological females could compete in girls’ sporting events at Oklahoma schools under legislation approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | March 4, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Corey DeAngelis to receive OCPA’s Citizenship Award
Corey DeAngelis, national director of research at the American Federation for Children, will be the recipient of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affair’s 2022 Citizenship Award.Sheridan Betts | March 2, 2022
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Culture & the Family
COVID numbers plunge as Oklahoma economy remains strong
When Gov. Kevin Stitt gave his State of the State address to lawmakers on Feb. 7, he highlighted the fact that Oklahoma was not among the states that significantly shut down their economies in response to COVID-19.Ray Carter | February 24, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Hofmeister backed by tribes, casinos
Individuals and entities associated with two groups substantially intertwined in Oklahoma—tribal governments and casinos—represented a significant share of donations to the Democratic gubernatorial campaign of Joy Hofmeister in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to a report filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission.Ray Carter | February 9, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Steep decline reported for active COVID cases in Oklahoma
The number of active COVID cases in Oklahoma has plummeted by 49 percent over a 10-day period, according to data released by the Oklahoma State Department of Health.Ray Carter | February 4, 2022
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Education, Culture & the Family
Child abuse, cover-up alleged at Bowring school
Two employees of the Bowring school district say students have been emotionally and even physically mistreated by staff at the Osage County K-8 school, leaving multiple students suicidal, and that nothing has been done by district leaders in response to protect children.Ray Carter | February 4, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Workers, employers win with vax-mandate ruling
Oklahoma’s workers and their employers alike won an important victory when the U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down the Biden administration’s COVID-vaccine mandate for private businesses. That mandate clearly exceeded the government’s authority, opened the door for further abuses of power, and would have had a significant negative impact on the labor supply.Jonathan Small | February 2, 2022
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Culture & the Family
Oklahoma news you can use
By now it’s well known: voters—especially conservatives—don’t trust the media.Jonathan Small | December 30, 2021