Oklahoma Sen. Josh Brecheen has introduced a bill that would allow teachers to teach “scientific controversies,” like creationism.
Sen. Josh Brecheen
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Cover Story: Chicken-Fried News year in review and predictions for 2017
CFN looks back on 2016 and makes predictions about what Okies will get up to in 2017.
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A bone to pick with Sen. Josh Brecheen
Neither need one be a Rhodes Scholar to determine why “Oklahoma is home to the second-largest number of commercial pet breeders in the country, according to the Central Oklahoma Humane Society” (“Pawing at profits,” Feb. 23, Gazette). Until May 20, 2010, it was the Cayman Islands of the pet-breeding industry! Lack of regulations breeds excess […]
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Carnivore offended by lawmaker’s one-size-fits-all mentality
I feel Clifton Adcock’s article in and of itself was well-written, bringing into focus a serious condition facing our state. Although I do not label myself a bleeding-heart liberal, I do feel that any legislation that serves to help those who cannot help themselves (in this case, the dogs in “puppy mills”) is a good […]
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Rep. Kern clarifies science education bill, denies it endorses religion
Kern told Oklahoma Gazette the release is to respond to concerns she has been hearing that her bill is “anti-evolution.” Both Kern and Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, filed bills before the deadline that address science education. Brecheen’s is SB 554. “Legislation filed by state Rep. Sally Kern would ensure school policies allow for a full […]