Criminal Justice
Lawmakers look to bolster defense for abused & raped women
Ray Carter | March 22, 2023
Lawmakers look to bolster defense for abused & raped women
Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA.
Criminal Justice Lawmakers look to bolster defense for abused & raped women
Domestic abuse would be a mitigating factor that could lead to a reduced sentence for women who kill a boyfriend or husband under legislation approved by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Ray Carter | March 22, 2023 Lawmakers look to bolster defense for abused & raped women Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Bill to highlight MLK’s strategies in schools advances
Legislation requiring that Oklahoma students be provided an opportunity to learn about the principles Martin Luther King, Jr., relied on during the civil-rights era has passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Ray Carter | March 22, 2023 Bill to highlight MLK’s strategies in schools advances Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Budget & Tax Lawmakers support income-tax cut
Legislation that would effectively impose a single personal income-tax rate for all workers, while also lowering the rate, has easily passed out of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
Ray Carter | March 20, 2023 Lawmakers support income-tax cut Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Higher Education, Economy Amid workforce shortage, OU touts ‘queer sexperts’
To reduce or eliminate the anticipated worker shortage in Oklahoma, officials have often touted the importance of the state’s college system. Meanwhile, the University of Oklahoma recently sent an email to all students informing them of a Name Change workshop for queer, trans, nonbinary individuals, and a Queer Sexperts program.
Ray Carter | March 20, 2023 Amid workforce shortage, OU touts ‘queer sexperts’ Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. Education Union advises teachers to hide information from parents
Even with recent Oklahoma laws restricting access to school bathrooms based on sex and preventing males from competing in girls’ sports as transgender females, a guidebook provided by the OEA to its members advises teachers to do the opposite.
Ray Carter | March 16, 2023 Union advises teachers to hide information from parents Click the headline to read the full article at OCPA. |
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