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The Office of Juvenile Affairs leadership has announced plans to push through amendments to Youthful Offender Act (YOA) in the upcoming session. The YOA, originally passed in 1994, is the product of …
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By Steve Lewis
OkPolicy.org |
2/1/20 05:00 PM
What could entice Evangelical Christians to give up layer after layer of their principles to support Donald Trump? I grew up Southern Baptist in Durant, OK, in the ’50s and ‘60s and this …
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By Jane Hicks |
2/1/20 04:00 PM
A bill before the US Senate would allow medical marijuana dispensaries to use federally insured banks. US Rep. Kendra Horn, R-Oklahoma cosponsored the bill which passed the House last year. She said …
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2/1/20 12:00 PM
Oklahoma’s Presidential Preferential Primary election is scheduled for March 3. Here is what you need to know.
* Eligible voters may cast only one ballot for the Presidential Preferential …
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Bryan County Election Board |
1/24/20 05:00 PM
The Oklahoma Supreme Court heard arguments this week on a case that is getting little attention but could have huge implications on the local, state and national levels.
The case concerns …
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1/24/20 04:39 PM
The Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), has long claimed to speak for state teachers. But it now represents considerably fewer than half of …
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By Mike Brake
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
1/24/20 04:21 PM
Throughout the 72 years of the United States women’s suffrage movement prior to the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment were full of forceful women whose names we know — Susan B Anthony, …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
1/24/20 03:00 PM
(Oklahoma City) – Official Oklahoma voter registration statistics released yesterday show 2,090,107 Oklahomans are registered to vote heading into the 2020 election cycle. Oklahoma’s …
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Oklahoma State Election Board |
1/18/20 03:00 PM
The hateful, demeaning verbal exchanges that many of us engage in nowadays are a topic I’ve brought up several times in recent columns. I’ve also bemoaned the virtual disappearance of …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
1/18/20 01:00 PM
Figures from the Oklahoma Tax Commission confirm what everyone already knows: The Durant and Bryan County economies are growing even as the surrounding economies slow.
Sales tax revenues are up, …
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1/18/20 07:00 AM
This should not be a news flash to anyone who follows Oklahoma’s state of affairs, but our state’s criminal justice system is broken.
Oklahoma’s punishment-first approach to …
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By Ahniwake Rose
OkPolicy.org |
1/17/20 02:00 PM
The Oklahoma State Board of Equalization has released the first revenue estimate for fiscal year (FY) 2021. The Board certified $8.3 billion for next year, only a 2.5 percent increase from the …
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By Curtis Shelton
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
1/11/20 03:58 PM
A recent social media post raised the question of how to get people between the ages of 30 to 40 involved in politics. The answer is both simple and frustrating because it’s almost impossible. …
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1/11/20 03:15 PM
If Oklahomans want a higher minimum wage, they will have to place the issue before voters, not the Legislature.
In Arkansas and Missouri, two neighboring red states where state lawmakers fought …
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The Journal Record |
1/11/20 08:33 AM
It’s not too late to make those New Year’s resolutions!
If I said that in certain places, I’d be laughed around the block — or called “stupid” all the way down …
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By Joe Littlejohn |
1/3/20 05:45 PM
The Criminal Justice Reclassification Council has approved its report that will make 10 recommendations to the governor and legislative leaders for the legislative session. The Council was created in …
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By Steve Lewis
OkPolicy.org |
1/3/20 05:32 PM
A Shawnee state senator has filed bills to improve government transparency in Oklahoma. But, in typical “do-as-we-say-not-as-we-do” state legislature fashion, the proposed bills would put …
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1/3/20 05:27 PM
Recently, voices have called for the governor to be able to appoint the state superintendent of schools. When it comes to improving governance of public schools, Oklahoma should think bigger.
The …
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By Greg Forster
Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs |
1/3/20 05:23 PM
A chamber’s greatest asset are its people! We are so blessed to work with people who see the advantage of strong partnerships and works together as we secure a stronger future for our city, …
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12/28/19 03:43 PM
With 228,000 licensed patients, more than 5 percent of Oklahoma’s population is registered to use medical marijuana.
That makes Oklahoma home to the largest medical marijuana program in the …
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The Journal Record |
12/28/19 03:27 PM
