The second legislative session since the passage of State Question 788 was passed begins Feb. 3, and several bills pertaining to the medical cannabis program have been filed. The proposed amendatory bill raising the most ire among the medical cannabis community is Senate Bill 1520, authored by Sen. Marty Quinn, R-Claremore. SB1520 would raise the […]
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Chicken Fried News: Political detention
Two bills filed by state Sen. Mark Allen, R-Spiro, take aim at teachers for having the audacity to ask for more funding and become politically active. The bills are retribution for last year’s teacher walkout and subsequent elections that saw educators swept into office and incumbents who came out against the funding largely defeated. In […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Walkout block-out
Last year’s nine-day teacher walkout made national headlines, drawing tens of thousands of teachers and supporters to the state Capitol where they demonstrated their support for increasing public education funding. The monetary outcome fell far short of what educators requested, largely because legislators preferred to compare teachers to whining children rather than consider even for […]