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Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
House votes to ban men from women’s prisons, shelters
Men could not be placed in women’s prisons or allowed in women’s domestic-violence shelters, or similar facilities, even if the male identifies as a transgender female, under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 23, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
OCPA praises AG Drummond for shutting down school discrimination
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today praised Attorney General Gentner Drummond for his efforts to prevent illegal discrimination against private-school students in athletic competitions.Staff | March 23, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
OCPA praises House lawmakers for defending parents’ rights
OCPA President Jonathan Small today praised members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives for voting to prevent school officials from discussing sexual issues with young children.Staff | March 23, 2023
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Education, Law & Principles
Senate votes to move school-board elections to November
Saying the extremely low voter turnout in odd-timed spring elections has often untethered school board members from the parents they are supposed to serve, members of the Oklahoma Senate have voted to move those elections to the November general-election ballot.Ray Carter | March 23, 2023
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Education
Effort to improve high-school outcomes clears House
An effort to boost Oklahoma’s academic outcomes by requiring schools to provide more support to high-school students who do not meet career-and-college readiness benchmarks has gained approval from the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 22, 2023
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Criminal Justice
Lawmakers look to bolster defense for abused & raped women
Domestic abuse would be a mitigating factor that could lead to a reduced sentence for women who kill a boyfriend or husband under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 22, 2023
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Education
Bill to highlight MLK’s strategies in schools advances
Legislation requiring that Oklahoma students be provided an opportunity to learn about the principles Martin Luther King, Jr., relied on during the civil-rights era has passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 22, 2023
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Education, Culture & the Family
House advances ban on sex-ed and transgender lessons
By an overwhelming margin, members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have voted to prohibit classroom lessons on sexual orientation or gender identity in Oklahoma elementary schools.Ray Carter | March 21, 2023
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Budget & Tax
Lawmakers support income-tax cut
Legislation that would effectively impose a single personal income-tax rate for all workers, while also lowering the rate, has easily passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.Ray Carter | March 20, 2023
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Higher Education, Economy, Culture & the Family
Amid workforce shortage, OU touts ‘queer sexperts’
To reduce or eliminate the anticipated worker shortage in Oklahoma, officials have often touted the importance of the state’s college system. Meanwhile, the University of Oklahoma recently sent an email to all students informing them of a Name Change workshop for queer, trans, nonbinary individuals, and a Queer Sexperts program.Ray Carter | March 20, 2023