Proposed bills include changes to taxes, the number of liquor licenses someone may have and stores opening on Sundays.
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Chicken-Fried News: Dance revolution
Until recently, it was still illegal to dance within 500 feet of a school or church in one small Oklahoma town.
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New rules mean vaping must be regulated like tobacco
Some industry insiders believe the new vaping regulations could signal the end of the industry if enforced.
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Here are 10 new laws you should know about
As the 2015 legislative season draws to a close — the deadline to end this session is Friday — here are 10 bills that you might not have heard about that were passed into law.
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Chicken-Fried News: It’s now legal in Oklahoma to …
More than 250 laws recently came into effect in Oklahoma. (Some actually make sense!)
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Police, lawmakers work to change grim domestic violence trends
Chris Ross, district attorney for three counties, knows countless statistics about domestic violence in Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma’s statewide petition process offers many challenges and confusing laws.
Oklahoma’s statewide petition process offers many challenges and confusing laws.
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Marijuana rally scheduled Wednesday
Medical Marijuana Day will consist of lobbying, advocacy and training, according to Norma Sapp, director of the Oklahoma chapter of National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). An advocacy training session in Room 104 is slated for 10 a.m. The meeting is designed to help citizens understand the most effective way to lobby their […]
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Legalize, regulate and tax
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) has long noted that there has never been a recorded case of an overdose death attributed solely to marijuana. Johnson, a Forest Park Democrat, has started a much-needed discussion at the state Capitol about decriminalizing a substance that even President Barack Obama, who used marijuana […]
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Sarge in charge
Two of his opponents — Mayor Mick Cornett and Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid — have more financial backing, and Nelson isn’t betting on himself to win the March 4 primary election. “I know it’s far from happening, but I do have people who take me seriously, even if the people on the council don’t,” […]