Articles
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Law & Principles
Lawsuit reform narrowly survives in Senate vote
Legislation that would allow Oklahoma voters to reinstate a longstanding lawsuit reform narrowly survived a Senate vote.Ray Carter | March 13, 2020
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Republicans endorse ‘implicit bias’ training
The Republican-controlled Oklahoma House of Representatives voted this week to encourage medical professionals serving pregnant women to undergo “implicit bias” training.Ray Carter | March 12, 2020
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Law & Principles
Debate pits occupational freedom against regulatory state
To ease the financial barriers facing people who move to Oklahoma, state senators have voted to recognize out-of-state occupational licenses.Ray Carter | March 12, 2020
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles
Senators support judicial nominating transparency
A measure to bring Oklahoma’s judicial nominating process in line with the transparency requirements of many other states has won strong approval in the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 10, 2020
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Law & Principles
Opioid case prompts cap on attorney fees
Oklahoma lawmakers have voted to cap the amount state agencies can pay to contract lawyers after attorneys involved with the state’s opioid lawsuit were promised millions in return for their services.Ray Carter | March 10, 2020
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Law & Principles
Free speech argument prevails over ‘dark money’ complaint
Protection of free speech prevailed over complaints of “dark money” in legislative debate as the Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to increase privacy protections for donors to nonprofit entities.Ray Carter | March 5, 2020
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Law & Principles
Donor privacy protections gain bipartisan support
The personal information of donors to nonprofit organizations would be protected under legislation that passed without opposition in the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 3, 2020
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Law & Principles
USAO event implies a narrow range of views among women
One hundred years ago today, the Oklahoma Legislature ratified the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote. It’s a centennial worth celebrating—but a planned panel discussion at the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma (USAO) this evening entirely misses why.Tina Korbe Dzurisin | February 28, 2020
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Law & Principles, Good Government
Lawsuit-reform restoration advances
Legislation to reinstate caps on noneconomic damages in certain lawsuits has gained approval from a Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 26, 2020
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Judicial Reform, Law & Principles, Good Government
Lawmakers seek sunlight for Oklahoma judicial processes
The operations of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the state’s Judicial Nominating Commission have long drawn criticism for excessive secrecy and lack of public transparency. Two bills that have cleared a Senate committee seek to address that problem.Ray Carter | February 25, 2020