Oklahoma Tag

OK Gov. Stitt Orders DEI Reviews, Cuts at Public Universities in the State

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 14, 2023 8 Comments

State Sen. Rob Standridge (R-Norman) filed four anti-DEI bills "that prohibit the establishment of a DEI office or hiring or assigning of employees at Oklahoma higher education institutions to carry out DEI practices."...

Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin Challenges Teamster President to Fight

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 14, 2023 50 Comments

"You stand your butt up, big guy."...

Murray State College to Offer Bachelor’s Degree in Gunsmithing

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 09, 2023 4 Comments

“The idea was this is an investment in an industry that can locate in our state, and regionally, we have the ability distribution-wise to become a powerhouse in this”...

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s Executive Order Protects Women’s Spaces, Defines Female and Mother

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 02, 2023 12 Comments

Thank you, Gov. Stitt....

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for Tulsa Race Massacre

Posted by Terrance Kible on July 11, 2023 19 Comments

Plaintiffs' attorneys vowed to appeal the decision, which one called 'a travesty of justice.'...

Lawsuit: Trans Male Student Illegally Allowed by School to Use Girls’ Bathroom Assaults Female Student

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 07, 2023 53 Comments

The superintendent claimed ignorance of the female-identifying trans student's true sex, claiming the student's parents enrolled him as a female and the student presented "by all social norms" as female....

Oklahoma Supreme Court strikes down two anti-abortion laws, citing maternal health

Posted by Terrance Kible on June 03, 2023 16 Comments

The court cited its previous finding of "a limited right to an abortion" under the Oklahoma Constitution to protect maternal life, but one dissenter argued one of the stricken laws provided the required exception for maternal life....