 Education Oklahoma House passes school-choice legislation
Members of the Oklahoma House of Representatives have approved an $800 million education package that includes a half-billion dollars in new funding for public schools and $300 million in refundable tax credits for families that choose to send a child to private school or homeschool.
Ray Carter | February 23, 2023 Oklahoma House passes school-choice legislation Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles Regulation of drag-queen shows advances from committee
Drag-queen shows or drag-queen story hours could result in fines and prison time for participants if they subject children to harmful content under legislation approved by a state House committee.
Ray Carter | February 22, 2023 Regulation of drag-queen shows advances from committee Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Law & Principles Oklahoma 2SLGBTQ+ group opposes anti-prostitution bill
A 2SLGBTQ+ advocacy group has strongly criticized legislation that would increase the penalties facing individuals who solicit prostitutes, even though such individuals are a major factor in human trafficking crimes.
Ray Carter | February 22, 2023 Oklahoma 2SLGBTQ+ group opposes anti-prostitution bill Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.  Education, Law & Principles Lawmakers vote to streamline charter-school process
State senators have voted to streamline the process for public charter schools to obtain sponsors, potentially shaving months off the application period required to open a new school.
Ray Carter | February 21, 2023 Lawmakers vote to streamline charter-school process Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
   
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