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Law & Principles
Oklahoma House supports new school standards promoting abortion?
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have approved legislation that would force the State Board of Education to adopt new academic standards for health education.Ray Carter | May 25, 2022
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Law & Principles
McGirt mess continues to grow
All Oklahomans drive on the same roads and can access the same public-school system. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s McGirt ruling, some Oklahomans may no longer pay to fund those systems, creating increased financial burdens for everyone else.Jonathan Small | May 23, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
School bathroom bill headed to governor
Following hot on the heels of their Senate counterparts, the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to prohibit public schools from adopting policies that allow boys to use girls’ bathrooms, sending the legislation to Gov. Kevin Stitt.Ray Carter | May 19, 2022
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Education, Law & Principles
Oklahoma Senate votes to ban boys from girls’ bathrooms
Oklahoma schools would be prohibited from allowing boys to use girls’ bathrooms, and schools would face the loss of state funding for violations, under legislation that easily passed out of the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 19, 2022
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Law & Principles
Court leak is an attack on the judicial system
If they can’t win playing by the rules, some on the left want to jettison rules altogether.Jonathan Small | May 16, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
McGirt repercussions lead to Stitt veto
Saying he will not support legislation that weakens Oklahoma’s state sovereignty, Gov. Kevin Stitt has vetoed a bill that would have required state law enforcement officials to enforce rulings handed down by tribal courts.Ray Carter | May 12, 2022
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Law & Principles
Oklahoma House struggles to advance reforms
In recent weeks, the Republican leadership of the Oklahoma House of Representatives has struggled to advance even modest reforms, in sharp contrast with the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | May 6, 2022
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Criminal Justice, Law & Principles
Expungement reform signed into law
Legislation that simplifies the process of expunging the criminal record of certain individuals has been signed into law.Ray Carter | May 5, 2022
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Law & Principles
Stitt Administration investigating dubious uses of education funds
State documents show Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration is poised to sue a vendor for alleged failure to abide by its contract, thereby potentially allowing several hundred thousand dollars in alleged misspending to occur.Ray Carter | May 4, 2022
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Law & Principles
Amid publicity, Moore vote on election integrity shifts
State Rep. Anthony Moore recently voted for legislation that would require a voter-fraud investigation when 10 or more people appear to be voting from one house—despite having previously voted against an almost identical bill that he decried as a waste of prosecutors’ time and “unconstitutional.”Ray Carter | May 3, 2022