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Culture & the Family
Effort to bar child access to porn overcomes critic pushback
Oklahoma could soon join the list of states with age-verification laws for porn content, despite the objections of some lawmakers who raise First Amendment concerns and worry that the bill could “make it harder for adults to access adult content.”Ray Carter | March 21, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Activists tout Owasso student’s death even as story unravels
Even as the left-wing narrative unravels—and it becomes clear that an Owasso girl’s tragic death was not the result of any state law or politician’s rhetoric—2SLGBTQ+ activists, President Joe Biden, and some Oklahoma Republicans persist.Ray Carter | March 18, 2024
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Culture & the Family
Age-verification bill merits Oklahoma lawmakers’ support
Oklahoma state lawmakers are considering bills to better prevent child exposure to pornography. Those bills deserve legislators’ support.Jonathan Small | March 18, 2024
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Education, Culture & the Family
Experts: Schools should teach children the success sequence
For years, researchers have found that people who do three basic things—graduate high school, get a full-time job or enter college, and marry before they have children—almost always avoid poverty as adults and are able to provide for themselves and their family. Now, experts say information on that “success sequence” needs to make the leap from research papers to the classroom.Ray Carter | March 5, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Bill restricting child exposure to porn clears committee
Legislation that would require porn sites to allow parents to block child access and require age verification has sailed through a state Senate committee with bipartisan support.Ray Carter | February 19, 2024
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Judicial Reform, Culture & the Family
Advocates: Oklahoma judicial reform crucial to pro-life cause
Pro-life Oklahomans must support repeal of the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC)—a secretive group dominated by left-wing attorneys who effectively control judicial selection—two national pro-life advocates noted during a recent Oklahoma visit.Ray Carter | February 2, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Labor commissioner Osborn touts transgenderism, abortion
Oklahoma Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn is drawing scrutiny for her participation in a group that touts transgenderism and abortion to youth.Ray Carter | January 12, 2024
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
OCPA continues defense of ban on child sex-change measures
OCPA continues to defend a state law that makes it illegal to provide children with puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sex-change surgeries as a treatment for gender dysphoria.Ray Carter | December 19, 2023
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Higher Education, Culture & the Family
OU study: Native American population growth raises climate-change risk
An OU professor says “Indigenous communities are grappling with an imminent climate crisis compounded by systemic injustices” and that much of the increased climate risk is the result of tribal citizens having children and grandchildren.Ray Carter | December 6, 2023
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
To understand the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s latest abortion ruling, read the dissents
To understand the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s abortion jurisprudence, your best bet is to read the dissenting opinions. The majority opinion lacks substance and analysis, and the dissenting justices' arguments challenge the majority's interpretation of the law and highlight concerns about the court's competence. Ultimately, it is time for a change in the judicial nomination process to better align with the state's values.Ryan Haynie | November 21, 2023