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OSU is accused of violating students’ constitutional rights

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Oklahoma State University has been sued by a civil-rights organization alleging the college has violated the constitutional rights of its students. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court, Speech First argued that OSU’s harassment, computer, and bias-incidents policies violate students’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. The complaint said OSU has “created a series of…

Legislation filed to strengthen the energy sector and promote energy independence

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation to strengthen the energy sector and promote energy independence. “On this day in 1862, the first petroleum shipment from the U.S. to Europe arrived in England,” Dahm said. “Unfortunately, the radical left has so crippled our country with their ridiculous climate policies, that we…

Sen. Dahm files legislation to prevent further pandemic tyranny

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed multiple pieces of legislation aimed at ending any remnants of the Covid tyranny, ensuring that there are greater limitations on government power during emergencies, and providing greater protections for individual freedoms in the event of such emergencies. “Three years ago, governments around the world chose…

Legislation filed to fight destructive woke gender ideology

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed legislation to fight the dangerous and destructive woke gender ideology of the left. “For years, Senate leadership has dismissed the threat that the left’s gender ideology poses to our state,” Dahm said. “However, with instances of ‘family friendly’ drag shows, drag queen story hours, and…

Bill filed by Bullard prohibiting genital mutilation of youth under 26

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Sen. David Bullard, R-Durant, recently filed Senate Bill 129, also known as the Millstone Act, to prohibit Oklahoma doctors from providing gender transition procedures or referral services relating to such procedures to anyone under the age of 26. The bill would further authorize the state’s attorney general to enforce the act and…

House Committee, Leadership appointments

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OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma House of Representatives committee leadership and Republican majority leadership appointments have been made for the 59th Oklahoma Legislature. House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, was formally elected Tuesday by the full House to his fourth two-year term as speaker, making him the longest-serving speaker in state history. Speaker Pro Tempore Kyle…

Jan. 30 is deadline to apply for absentee ballots for Feb. 14 election

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Voters in Tulsa County who want absentee ballots mailed to them for the February 14, Board of Education Primary for ISD-11 Owasso Public Schools Office No. 3, Special Propositions Elections for ISD-7 Skiatook Public Schools, ISD-5 Jenks Public Schools and ISD-9 Union Public Schools; as well as the City of Broken Arrow Special PSO Utility…

C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In

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TULSA (January 12, 2023) – From Fellowship for Performing Arts, the producers of The Screwtape Letters, and starring award-winning actor Max McLean, comes a dazzling, new theatrical experience that will take you Further Up & Further In the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis. C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In arrives at…

Stay busy this winter planning your spring garden

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Although it’s too early in the season for gardeners to plant any seeds in the ground, the winter months are the perfect time of year for spring and summer garden planning. Taking care of a few tasks before the glory days of gardening begin will help ensure gardeners have ample time to…

National school choice week is celebrated on January 22-28, 2023

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Oklahoma City, OK– Schools, organizations, and individuals are planning 248  celebrations of educational opportunity this month as traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, online learning options, private schools, and home educators highlight their unique choices. During the last two years, families and educators in Oklahoma have faced the academic consequences of the…