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Child Welfare Services needs help

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Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS) announced a series of Child Welfare Services (CWS) recruitment and retention incentives intended to bolster hiring of positions for the safety and wellbeing of Oklahoma’s children and families. These incentives will benefit Oklahoma families by bringing back seasoned, well-trained employees who understand the needs of the agency’s customers while also reducing…

City officials set health guidelines

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With the rise of COVID-19 case levels due to the Omicron variant, the City of Tulsa remains committed to following public health guidance to help slow spread of the virus in the Tulsa area. “Our COVID working group continues to meet regularly with local public health leadership to monitor the latest data and trends and…

Young People’s Creative Writing Contest

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The annual Young People’s Creative Writing Contest from Tulsa City-County Library (TCCL) gives young writers the opportunity to share their stories. With three age divisions in five different categories, TCCL encourages Tulsa County youths to tell their stories in their own words—or illustrations. From Feb. 1-28, students ages 10-18 can participate in the contest by…

Legislators file bills to help county sheriffs defend rights

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In response to the growing concerns over federal violations of constitutionally-protected rights, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed a trio of bills to strengthen the power of county sheriffs. Senate Bill 1199 would prohibit federal officers from carrying out any gun confiscation measures in Oklahoma. Senate Bill 1200 would require federal agents to notify the…

New sheriff designation

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Rep. Jay Steagall, R-Yukon, Chair of the Oklahoma House States Rights Committee, has filed legislation for the upcoming session that would identify county sheriffs as the constitutionally-recognized chief law enforcement officer of their respective counties. Currently, there is no statute in place that designates a chief law enforcement officer of a county, and Steagall says…

Political prisoner transport

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Citing growing concerns of the federal government violating the rights of the people, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, filed Senate Bill 1166 to prohibit political prisoners from being transported through Oklahoma. “We’ve seen hundreds of American citizens being politically targeted by feds in this rogue regime,” Dahm said. “Many of them are having their rights…

Suing abortion doctors

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Rep. Sean Roberts, R-Hominy, has announced that he plans to file legislation that would allow any individual in Oklahoma to sue doctors who perform an abortion after conception. The legislation is similar to a portion of Texas’ Senate Bill 8 which went into effect on Sep. 8. “The pro-life citizens of Oklahoma should have the…

Vaccination mandate law

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In response to the recent news of companies threatening to fire employees for refusing the COVID-19 shot, Sen. Nathan Dahm, R-Broken Arrow, has filed Senate Bill 1157 to expand unemployment benefits. “The failures of this current administration didn’t effectively kill our economy,” Dahm said. “So now we see they are trying to force healthy people…

Anti-indoctrination bill

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Sen. Rob Standridge, R-Norman, filed two bills addressing the growing concern for Oklahoma parents – the indoctrination of their children in school classrooms and on college campuses. The first deals with sexually-graphic books in public schools, public charter schools, and school libraries while the second tackles diversity course requirements in colleges and universities. “The purpose…

Teacher vacancy assistance

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As school districts around the state continue struggling to fill teaching positions, Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, has filed legislation to help adjunct and highly-qualified substitute teachers fill the void. SB1119 would remove the 270-hour limitation adjunct teachers may teach per semester in a classroom. SB 1144 would let substitute teachers with a valid, lapsed, or…