Rep. Calvin Cooley threatened to set himself on fire.
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Chicken-Fried News: Black hole judge
FOI Oklahoma’s Black Hole Award is back for another year, and surprisingly, Mary Fallin was left out again.
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Supreme Court to hear gay marriage case, Okla. marriages remain legal
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a same-sex marriage case this year, but Oklahoma’s marriage equality law remains valid.
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Cover series: Marriage equality part of being a family
Marriage equality is now law, but many gay and lesbian couples have been families for years.
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Reader response: Law banning gay marriage is overturned
A record number of OKG readers sounded off about last week’s Supreme Court ruling as gay marriages were allowed across the metro and state.
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Cover series: Marriage equality was a long road of victories
The journey to marriage equality was paved with numerous victories big and small.
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EQUALITY: Same-sex marriage now legal in Oklahoma
Same-sex marriage became legal in Oklahoma and couples received licenses from the county courthouse.
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Same-sex marriage nears reality in Oklahoma following Supreme Court move
Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma could become legal any moment following Supreme Court’s decision not to hear appeals case.
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Chicken-Fried News: We need more women in power
A group of politicians recently gathered to state the obvious with a round-table-like discussion comprised of toothless actions and comments. Business as usual, right? Well, this time, the panel was comprised of women who have held public office in the state discussing the need for more women in politics. In 2013, a record number […]
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LETTERS
The Supreme Court, in that very building, promoted equal justice when it recently struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) — an act which barred the spouse in a same-sex marriage from receiving federal marriage benefits such as Social Security survivors’ benefits. Therefore, Chuck Hagel, Department of Defense Secretary, ordered states to provide same-sex […]