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by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 12, 2020 at 12:01PM
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![]() Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs was live. by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 12, 2020 at 12:01PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
?Oklahoma children need your help NOW!? SB 407 would allow thousands more children to benefit from scholarships and also inject more than $20 million into traditional public schools. Just 30 seconds of your time could change a child's life. Fill out the form to ask your lawmakers to support SB 407. I contacted my lawmaker and asked them to vote 'yes' on SB 407 to help Oklahoma's children. Click to do the same.[@campaign] (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Help Oklahoma Children by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 12, 2020 at 11:32AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook Gov. Kevin Stitt announced he will veto two bills that redirect money from state pension systems to education. That will remove a substantial share of funding lawmakers used to avoid making larger cuts to state agency budgets and potentially force a redrafting of the state budget. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Stitt says he will veto bills that redirect pension funds by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 10, 2020 at 07:00PM Read the entire article at OCPAthink.com Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted to shield state businesses from lawsuits, although the legislation was opposed by legislators who suggested a parade-of-horribles would ensue. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Senators approve lawsuit protections for business by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 10, 2020 at 07:00PM Read the entire article at OCPAthink.com ![]() The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case that will determine if much of eastern Oklahoma becomes classified as a collection of Indian reservations, scrambling legal and regulatory authority over hundreds of thousands of citizens. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 10, 2020 at 07:00PM Read the entire article at OCPAthink.com
“Our data in Oklahoma continues to support us moving to Phase 2, which will start on Friday, of our ‘open up and recovery safely’ plan.” —Governor Kevin Stitt ![]() While critics suggested Gov. Kevin Stitt’s decision to begin reopening Oklahoma starting April 24 would lead to increased COVID-19 infections and deaths, the data continue to head the right direction, and the governor said more businesses will be able to reopen soon. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Oklahoma’s post-reopening COVID numbers defy critics’ predictions by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 11, 2020 at 08:02PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
The bill provides Oklahoma businesses with protection from some lawsuits related to COVID-19 exposure. ![]() Members of the Oklahoma Senate voted to shield state businesses from lawsuits, although the legislation was opposed by legislators who suggested a parade-of-horribles would ensue. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Senators approve lawsuit protections for business by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 11, 2020 at 06:32PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that will determine if much of eastern Oklahoma becomes classified as a collection of Indian reservations. ![]() The case, McGirt v. Oklahoma, centers on Jimcy McGirt, who was tried in state court and found guilty in 1997 of first degree rape by instrumentation, lewd molestation, and forcible sodomy, and sentenced to 500 years in prison and life in prison without parole. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Oklahoma ‘reservation’ case by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 11, 2020 at 04:56PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
?Oklahoma children need your help! Use our form to contact your lawmakers and ask them to vote 'yes' on SB 407.? SB 407 will allow thousands more children to benefit from scholarships and also inject more than $20 million in private funds into traditional public schools, so more students can be helped. I contacted my lawmaker and asked them to vote 'yes' on SB 407 to help Oklahoma's children. Click to do the same.[@campaign] (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Help Oklahoma Children - Let the Cap Grow by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 11, 2020 at 02:31PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Universities—including those in Oklahoma—are the fount of the race and gender victimology that has corroded and undermined our culture. Now, amid the quest for a life-saving vaccine, we can see that these poisonous ideas are no laughing matter. ![]() Even amid a pandemic, federal science agencies continue to fund anti-scientific diversity initiatives. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) ![]() Should Identity Politics Dictate Vaccine Research? by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - May 11, 2020 at 08:25AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook |
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