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Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Republican Plan To Get Christianity Into Schools

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING From displaying the Ten Commandments to demanding that teachers use the Bible in their classrooms, conservatives seem determined to blur the lines between church and state by infusing Christianity into public schools. “We’re seeing an effort to have this Supreme Court reconsider longstanding precedent on keeping public schools secular,” Laser said. “I’m concerned we’ve sent a troubling …

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'Demonic!' Tulsa city council meeting goes off rails as member told she's 'inviting evil'
4 weeks ago

'Demonic!' Tulsa city council meeting goes off rails as member told she's 'inviting evil'

Raw Story  

A city council meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week went off the rails after an outgoing city councilor invited a pagan priestess to deliver a prayer at a meeting. Public Radio Tulsa reports that outgoing councilor Crista Patrick stirred controversy when she brought pagan priestess Amy McAdams to deliver an opening invocation at the meeting that included nods to "the …

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Oklahoma tornadoes: Sirens sound again in Oklahoma City as another tornado threat targets the area and the South
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma tornadoes: Sirens sound again in Oklahoma City as another tornado threat targets the area and the South

CNN  

CNN — Severe thunderstorms and flooding rainfall are pounding a large portion of the central and southern United States Monday, including areas still recovering from destructive storms over the weekend. Tornado sirens sounded again Monday morning in Oklahoma City, after the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning. Oklahoma City Public Schools canceled a planned professional learning day for staff …

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Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US’s first public religious school
1 year, 2 months ago

Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US’s first public religious school

Associated Press  

Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond on Friday sued to stop a state board from establishing and funding what would be the nation’s first religious public charter school after the board ignored Drummond’s warning that it would violate both the state and U.S. constitutions. Drummond filed the lawsuit with the Oklahoma Supreme Court against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School …

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Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
1 year, 4 months ago

Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — In his first year as head of Oklahoma’s public schools, State Superintendent Ryan Walters has taken on what he describes as “radical leftists” indoctrinating students. While every other Oklahoma school district had its accreditation routinely approved by the state school board last month, Walters singled out Tulsa’s for a separate review, castigating the district as failing its …

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Oklahoma schools chief takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven
1 year, 4 months ago

Oklahoma schools chief takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven

LA Times  

In his first year as head of Oklahoma’s public schools, state Supt. While every other Oklahoma school district had its accreditation routinely approved by the state school board last month, Walters singled out Tulsa’s for a separate review, castigating the district as failing its students because of poor performance on standardized tests and a recent embezzlement scandal, and saying that …

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No charges for Oklahoma sheriff who talked of killing journalists, prosecutor says
1 year, 5 months ago

No charges for Oklahoma sheriff who talked of killing journalists, prosecutor says

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A sheriff in southeast Oklahoma who was among several county officials caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people won’t face criminal charges or be removed from office, the state’s top prosecutor said Friday. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had completed their investigation and …

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In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold
1 year, 7 months ago

In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold

NPR  

In a Baltimore basement, a jazz detective strikes gold Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR Michael Zamora/NPR John Fowler sat in the lobby of the Charles Theater comparing it to the place he used to know. Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael Zamora/NPR Michael Zamora/NPR "There were plastic stars and plastic moons and plastic clouds in the ceiling," Fowler …

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Oklahoma governor, elected leaders sworn into office
1 year, 11 months ago

Oklahoma governor, elected leaders sworn into office

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and other statewide elected officials took their oaths of office on Monday ahead of a legislative session in which lawmakers are expected to consider cutting taxes amid record revenue collections. During a 20-minute speech after his swearing in, the governor touted his accomplishments over the last four years, including opening the state for …

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GOP’s Walters defeats Nelson for top Oklahoma education job
2 years, 1 month ago

GOP’s Walters defeats Nelson for top Oklahoma education job

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Republican Ryan Walters, Gov. Stitt’s secretary of education, easily dispatched fellow teacher and Democrat Jena Nelson on Tuesday in the race for Oklahoma’s superintendent of public schools. Walters also embraced Stitt’s education-voucher proposal that would allow public money to be spent on tuition at private schools, including religious schools. Nelson, 44, is a former state teacher of …

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Oklahoma’s board of education downgrades school district’s accreditation over CRT complaint
2 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma’s board of education downgrades school district’s accreditation over CRT complaint

CNN  

CNN — Just weeks after Oklahoma’s governor called for a special audit of Tulsa Public Schools, the State Board of Education voted to downgrade the district’s accreditation status for violating a law that restricts teachings on race and gender. In a 4-2 vote on Thursday, the board based its decision to downgrade to “accreditation with warning” in response to a …

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Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the bathroom of the sex listed on their birth certificate. The bill was proposed after Stillwater Public Schools declined to change a policy allowing students to use the bathroom that agrees with their gender identity unless forced by law to do otherwise. …

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Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill
2 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs transgender bathroom bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Kevin Stitt has signed a bill requiring public school students to use only the …

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Oklahoma becomes fourth state to enact anti-trans sports ban this year
2 years, 8 months ago

Oklahoma becomes fourth state to enact anti-trans sports ban this year

CNN  

CNN — Oklahoma Republican Gov. Law takes effect immediately Oklahoma’s Republican-controlled legislature gave final passage to SB 2, dubbed the “Save Women’s Sports Act,” last week and the law took effect immediately following the governor’s approval. The legislation requires sports teams at Oklahoma’s public schools and colleges, public charter schools and private schools whose teams compete against those at public …

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Oklahoma governor says he has no plans to receive booster
2 years, 11 months ago

Oklahoma governor says he has no plans to receive booster

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who was the nation’s first governor to confirm that he got COVID-19, said he doesn’t plan to get a booster shot even though state health officials are encouraging vaccinated people to do just that. Stitt’s stance on getting a booster comes even though the state’s public health agency and medical community are encouraging …

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Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed
3 years, 1 month ago

Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed

NPR  

Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed Enlarge this image toggle caption Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP Oklahoma Department of Corrections via AP Oklahoma Gov. "After prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case, I have determined to commute Julius Jones' sentence to life imprisonment without the …

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Ex-GOP senator leaving party, challenging Oklahoma governor
3 years, 2 months ago

Ex-GOP senator leaving party, challenging Oklahoma governor

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The first GOP candidate to challenge Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said Tuesday he’s leaving the party and will run against Stitt as an independent, making him the second elected Oklahoma Republican in recent weeks to leave the party in part because of the governor’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “I have not changed, the party has.” Earlier …

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Parents, physicians sue over Oklahoma mask mandate ban
3 years, 4 months ago

Parents, physicians sue over Oklahoma mask mandate ban

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Parents of schoolchildren joined the Oklahoma State Medical Association on Thursday in filing a lawsuit seeking to overturn a state law banning mask requirements in public schools. “This is not a political stance; it is about public health and common sense,” medical association President Dr. Mary Clarke said in a statement. “We must do everything we can …

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Oklahoma City public charter school plans to defy mask ban
3 years, 4 months ago

Oklahoma City public charter school plans to defy mask ban

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — The superintendent of a public charter school in Oklahoma City said Wednesday that students and staff must begin wearing masks indoors, defying a new state law that prohibits such a mandate. Superintendent Chris Brewster at Santa Fe South Schools, a 3,500-student, pre-K through 12 district in south Oklahoma City, also said in a letter on the district’s …

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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation
3 years, 6 months ago

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter announces resignation

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter on Wednesday announced his resignation, citing “certain personal matters that are becoming public.” In a statement released by his office, the 64-year-old Republican said he plans to step down June 1. Hunter narrowly defeated Tulsa attorney Gentner Drummond in a bruising GOP primary in 2018, winning by fewer than 300 votes, before …

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Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory
3 years, 7 months ago

Oklahoma governor signs ban on teaching critical race theory

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma public school teachers will be prohibited from teaching certain concepts of race and racism under a bill Republican Gov. The GOP-backed bill prohibits teaching of so-called “critical race theory.” “Now more than ever, we need policies that bring us together, not rip us apart,” Stitt said in a video statement on Twitter. That is what this …

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Federal judge: Oklahoma tribal gaming accords renewed Jan. 1
4 years, 4 months ago

Federal judge: Oklahoma tribal gaming accords renewed Jan. 1

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Oklahoma’s tribal gaming compacts automatically renewed on Jan. 1, handing a victory to the tribes who sued Gov. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy DeGiusti rejected Stitt’s argument that the compacts — which define how much of their gambling revenue the tribes must pay to the state and which games are allowed …

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Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus
4 years, 5 months ago

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus

NPR  

Oklahoma Governor Tests Positive For Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Sue Ogrocki/AP Sue Ogrocki/AP Oklahoma Gov. Tulsa's health director said that large gatherings including the rally "likely contributed" to the surge in new cases plaguing the state. "We're not going to mandate in the state of Oklahoma, and we're not going to be mask-shamers either," Stitt told reporters on …

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