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What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection
Ryan Haynie | March 8, 2024
What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection
Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
![]() Judicial Reform What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection
Oklahomans deserve the opportunity to be involved in what is already a political reality. It’s time to change the way Oklahoma selects its appellate judges.
Ryan Haynie | March 8, 2024 What 2016 (and 2010) taught us about politics in judicial selection Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Education Feet-licking fundraisers impact election debate
Two Oklahoma school districts have received national attention for videos showing students licking peanut butter off the feet and/or armpits of other individuals. This highlights what many see as a looming gap between parents and the people in charge of running the schools.
Ray Carter & Maddison Farris | March 7, 2024 Feet-licking fundraisers impact election debate Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Education Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion
Under legislation approved by the Oklahoma Senate, it could soon be illegal for school officials to pressure or require teachers to participate in union activities.
Ray Carter | March 7, 2024 Oklahoma Senate votes to bar teacher coercion Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice3/6/2024 ![]() Education With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted, Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice
After the March 5 primaries in Texas—what one school-choice advocate called “a massive moment in American politics”—parental choice may finally come to the Lone Star State.
Ray Carter | March 6, 2024 With anti-school-choice Republicans ousted, Texas seeks to catch up to Oklahoma on school choice Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. ![]() Judicial Reform In minimum-wage case, Oklahoma Supreme Court defies judicial norms
The Oklahoma Supreme Court’s recent failure to perform one of the most basic duties of its job comes at a time when lawmakers are considering a measure to reform how judges are appointed to Oklahoma’s major courts.
Ray Carter | March 6, 2024 In minimum-wage case, Oklahoma Supreme Court defies judicial norms Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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