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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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Education
Oklahoma providers increase after anti-Christian regs blocked
The number of Oklahoma private schools authorized to serve special-needs students through a state scholarship program has increased dramatically since repeal of prior illegal regulations that barred Christian schools from participating.Ray Carter | June 28, 2022
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Education
‘American Birthright’: National experts propose school civics standards
To improve education in all 50 states and counter the anti-Americanism that has infected many civics classrooms, a national organization has developed a new set of academic standards for K-12 social-studies classes that can serve as a framework for each individual state’s standards, including in Oklahoma.Ray Carter | June 27, 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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Higher Education
Chinese government maintains presence at OU
Although OU reports having shuttered its Confucius Institute, a new report warns that OU still maintains ties with Chinese-government-controlled entities.Ray Carter | June 23, 2022
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Criminal Justice
O’Connor demands action on terrorists attacking pro-lifers
Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor has joined 18 of his state counterparts to urge federal law enforcement officials to take action against the rising tide of domestic-terrorist attacks on pro-life organizations and also vowed to devote state resources to those prosecution efforts.Ray Carter | June 22, 2022
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Higher Education
OCPA opposes OU tuition hike
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today said the University of Oklahoma’s proposed tuition increase is indefensible and should be shelved by the board of regents.Staff | June 21, 2022