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Ironically, the same religious conflicts within government leadership go back to biblical times. As the legislative and judicial assembly of elders, the Sanhedrin of the Second Temple of Jerusalem was divided between the conservative Pharisees and the secular Sadducees. Branching off of the Pharisees were the radical Zealots who opposed foreign influence and as the […]

Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole told constituents with concerns about government-slashing efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency that he’d been able to get it to change course when it set its sights on projects related to his district. He said he’d been able to get results by flagging issues to DOGE like any other agency, […]

Last year, the Neighborhood Alliance of Central Oklahoma named Myron Mayberry its new executive director, replacing Georgie Rasco, who worked for the nonprofit for 24 years. Mayberry and his wife have lived in Oklahoma City for 30 years. He recently spoke with Oklahoma Gazette about his career and new work at NACO. Oklahoma Gazette: After […]

As a dedicated advocate for Oklahoma’s children and a firm believer in the power of public education, I am compelled to address a growing concern that threatens the very foundation of our educational system. The increasing push to expand school vouchers and tax credits poses significant risks to public schools and the students they serve. […]

In Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, cowboy Will Parker returns home and gathers everybody around to tell about the wonders of the “modern world” in the show tune “Kansas City,” singing that, “They went and built a skyscraper seven stories high / About as high as a buildin’ orta grow.” The Territory times are long gone. […]

The Oklahoma Supreme Court temporarily blocked the state from purchasing Bibles for Oklahoma classrooms. A court order issued Monday bars Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters, the Department of Education, the Board of Education and the Office of Management and Enterprise Services from further implementing or enforcing Walters’ Bible mandate until a lawsuit over the […]

While Oklahoma tends to drift toward the very bottom ranking in national education, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is currently at the top of news headlines regarding two recent investigations launched against him by the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. The commission is often regarded as an organization lacking in resources, but the State Ethics […]