For the first time ever, Freedom Oklahoma lobbied at the capitol in support of a bill with momentum that would protect LGBTQ+ individuals. Historically, the nonprofit organization has had to play defense and oppose a slew of bills that would discriminate against the community. The Youth Mental Health Protection Act (House Bill 3872) passed out […]
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Reform justice
Criminal justice reform is a major agenda topic in this year’s legislative session. A myriad of bills that would implement deep changes to the system have been introduced, and though many were left for dead, several still in the process seem likely to pass. Former Republican state Speaker of the House Kris Steele is now […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Bad company
You know what they say about congressmen: It’s all drugs, sex and rock and roll. Wait. Maybe that’s a step too far. For congressmen, we suppose, it’s more like pharmaceutical drugs and insider trading, sexual harassment and fancy-schmancy parties on the lawn of the White House where it all goes down. This week’s political scandal […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Planned patriarchy
Inhofe and Lankford have joined the fight against national health center Planned Parenthood and proposed legislation against it.
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Freshman, urban lawmaker authors progressive bills
Following a narrow, and sometimes contentious, campaign, Rep. Jason Dunnington, who won a primary runoff in August to take the House District 88 seat, and Paula Sophia, who fell just 21 votes short, met for coffee. “We talked for three hours, got to know each other fairly well,” Sophia said. “There is a lot that […]
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Chicken-Fried News: We’re No. 11
Oklahoma made another list. Our state government is the 11th most corrupt in the country.
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City loses battle to create property registry
Lobbyists and big money might contribute to the growing number of abandoned properties across the city.
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Five things to know about Thursday’s same-sex marriage hearing
U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled earlier this year that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Kern’s ruling was immediately stayed, and an appeal was filed with the federal appeals court in Denver. It could take months for the circuit court to issue a ruling on Oklahoma’s case, and many believe the issue […]
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DNA will not be taken from suspects
The author, Rep. Lee Denney, R-Stillwater, said the addition to the law enforcement database would help solve cold cases. The House was like, “Whatevs,” and killed it with a vote of 51-35, the Associated Press reported. There were emotional pleas from both sides of the aisle about unsolved murders, catching repeat offenders and preventing further […]
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Bill pulled that would have defunded Oklahoma Arts Council
House Bill 2850, which proposed a 25 percent reduction in funding over the next four years, was pulled by its author. In a to Oklahoma Gazette, his administrative assistant, Lindsay Gasaway, confirmed that pulled the bill “rather than run a bill that was going to fail” and would not get the necessary votes needed to […]