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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Regulation of drag-queen shows advances from committee
Drag-queen shows or drag-queen story hours could result in fines and prison time for participants if they subject children to harmful content under legislation approved by a state House committee.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023
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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma 2SLGBTQ+ group opposes anti-prostitution bill
A 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group has strongly criticized legislation that would increase the penalties facing individuals who solicit prostitutes, even though such individuals are a major factor in human trafficking crimes.Ray Carter | February 22, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmakers vote to streamline charter-school process
State senators have voted to streamline the process for public charter schools to obtain sponsors, potentially shaving months off the application period required to open a new school.Ray Carter | February 21, 2023
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Law & Principles
Effort to strengthen Oklahoma open-records law advances
Oklahoma government officials would not be allowed to ignore open-records requests indefinitely under legislation approved by a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 14, 2023
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Law & Principles
OCPA praises Attorney General for fighting federal overreach
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised Attorney General Gentner Drummond for threatening to sue the Biden administration if it does not withdraw a dangerous rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that designates the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species.Staff | February 10, 2023
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Budget & Tax, Law & Principles
Oklahoma officials push back on ESG
Oklahoma officials, at both the state and federal level, are pushing back, and ESG proponents are expected to lose billions of dollars in business they currently conduct with Oklahoma state entities.Ray Carter | February 2, 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, Law & Principles
Activists attack Stitt nominee … for defending teacher?
An activist group is apparently opposing one of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s new State Board of Education appointees because she defended a public-school teacher who reported a violation of a state law banning racist staff trainings.Ray Carter | January 12, 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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Law & Principles
Should Oklahoma lawmakers ‘vote their district’?
It’s important for lawmakers to stay in touch with all their constituents, not just the tax-consuming ones. It’s just as important for them to do the real work of policymaking.Jonathan Small | January 4, 2023