Oklahoma Republicans have spent much of the 2020 session pandering to pro-gun groups and idolizing guns almost more than they idolize president Donald Trump. Almost. Despite passing permitless carry last session, making it the first bill Gov. Kevin Stitt signed into law, Republicans at the capitol continue pushing to see guns everywhere they can think […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Toga! Toga!
The boys in Delta Tau Chi have gone too far. Following reports of chauvinist comments and sophomoric pranks this term, two members were recently caught on an open microphone making light of an alleged sexual harassment incident. By “the boys in Delta Tau Chi,” we actually mean “the fully grown men who serve as elected […]
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Health gap
Oklahomans throughout the state are urging lawmakers to expand health care coverage before the legislative session ends. Various organizations within Coalition to Expand Coverage came together to host Rally for Coverage April 24 at the state Capitol. Oklahoma is one of 14 states that has not accepted federal funds for Medicaid expansion. Expanded coverage would […]
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Ladies’ night
Results from the Nov. 6 midterm elections were a cause for celebration for many as an unprecedented amount of women emerged triumphant nationally. History was made in several states, including Tennessee, where voters elected their first woman to the United States Senate; Texas, where voters chose Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia as the first Latina […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Sour Treat
Do you believe that adoption agencies in the state should be allowed to refuse service to same-sex, non-Christian and single-parent households on religious grounds? The state Legislature apparently does. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives voted 56-21 on a bill that would allow faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to certain would-be […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Anti-Democratic process
A University of Oklahoma employee is peeved after being told that she isn’t allowed to run for a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives while employed by the university.
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Chicken-Fried News: Knocking back in
It turns out Rep. Scott Inman is sticking around the state Capitol.
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Rep. Mickey Dollens sees an opportunity to reform career and technical education
The representative from Oklahoma City believes apprenticeships and increased technical education will be key as automation increases.
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Chicken-Fried News: Oklahoma nightmare
Let’s say you are an avid follower of Oklahoma politics but fell and hit your head when leaving the Capitol tunnel after Gov. Mary Fallin’s State of the State Address on Feb. 6. Let’s say the fall knocked you into a coma. More than four months later, you emerged from unconsciousness with questions burning in […]
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Chicken-Fried News: Scouting scholars
Dallas ISD recently held recruitment sessions for Oklahoma teachers in Oklahoma City.