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Education, Law & Principles
Lankford denounces NEA as union touts its Oklahoma influence
As Sen. James Lankford criticizes a national labor union’s left-wing agenda, its Oklahoma affiliate touts its influence among key state lawmakers.Ray Carter | July 19, 2022
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma laws on girls’ sports, bathrooms, survive challenge
Two new Oklahoma state laws that restrict bathroom access and sports participation based on sex have withstood the initial efforts of the Biden administration to force their rollback.Ray Carter | July 18, 2022
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Law & Principles
Court defied threats, preserved rule of law
By overturning Roe, U.S. Supreme Court justices took a strong stance against judicial overreach. But they also refused to allow their rulings to be influenced by outside pressure tactics.Jonathan Small | July 11, 2022
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Law & Principles
OCPA President files complaint against Rep. Anthony Moore
OCPA President files complaint against Rep. Anthony Moore.Staff | July 8, 2022
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Law & Principles
Moore drops abusive protective orders
Rep. Anthony Moore’s spouse moved to dismiss all five Temporary Protective Orders that she had filed eight days before the primary election, including against four employees of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.Staff | July 6, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
School choice proves winning issue in state elections
Republican candidates who supported school choice prevailed in multiple races during this week’s primaries while incumbents who opposed school choice lost or narrowly avoided defeat at the hands of conservative challengers.Ray Carter | June 30, 2022
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Law & Principles
Supreme Court: Oklahoma has jurisdiction in Indian country
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled the State of Oklahoma has the authority to arrest and prosecute non-Indian criminals who victimize Indians living on ‘Indian country’ land in the state.Ray Carter | June 29, 2022
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Law & Principles
Reality check for Cherokee leaders may be positive sign
Most Cherokees understand we are all Oklahomans, even if some of their leaders do not. If those Cherokee citizens’ view prevails, the challenge of working out state-tribal differences will become much easier.Jonathan Small | June 27, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Department of Education says Tulsa schools violated CRT ban
The Tulsa Public Schools district is poised to become the first district in Oklahoma sanctioned for violating a state law that bans schools from incorporating concepts associated with Critical Race Theory into school settings.Ray Carter | June 23, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Lawmaker makes false claim about own district
State Rep. Josh West recently claimed that he “ain’t got a private school within dadgum two hours of me.” But independent research shows that people throughout most of West’s district live within 30 minutes of a private school—some of which West himself has visited.Ray Carter | June 20, 2022