Stitt Ends State Employee Telework Options - Oklahoma Watch
2024年12月20日 · Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issued an executive order requiring most state employees to return to office full-time by February 2025, reversing pandemic-era telework policies. The policy includes several exceptions, but …
As Oklahoma Executions Continue, New Death Sentences Grow Rare
2024年12月27日 · The nearly 1,000-day stretch without a new death sentence is Oklahoma’s longest since at least 1974, according to data compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that does not take a position on the death penalty but describes itself as critical of how it’s administered.
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Proposed Rules Would Require Students to Prove Citizenship or …
2024年12月17日 · Children would have to show proof of U.S. citizenship or legal immigration status to enroll in a public school under new rules proposed by the Oklahoma Department of Education, a practice that could run afoul of federal law and deter children who are undocumented or from mixed-status families from attending school.
Is Oklahoma the first state to require the Bible in all public school ...
2024年10月21日 · On June 27, 2024, Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters issued a directive requiring all public schools to broadly integrate the Christian Bible into core subjects such as history, math, and science. Legal experts note that Oklahoma’s mandate, which requires Bible integration into non-elective subjects, sets a new precedent in the national effort to introduce …
Despite Legal Challenges and Exemptions, GOP Lawmakers …
2024年10月24日 · Oklahoma lawmakers passed HB 2034 in 2022, which directed the state treasurer to establish a list of banks and financial institutions perceived to be boycotting the oil and gas industry with their carbon-emissions reduction goals.Treasurer Todd Russ has issued three versions of the list, the latest issued in May. Among the companies on the list are Bank …
Three Candidates Vie For Open Corporation Commission Seat
2024年10月21日 · In addition to the presidential election and two state questions, one statewide race will appear on every ballot for every Oklahoman in the Nov. 5 general election. Voters are tasked with deciding who should replace outgoing commissioner Bob Anthony on the Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Three candidates are vying for a spot on the three-member …
Is Oklahoma ranked among the worst states for education?
2024年8月15日 · Oklahoma is ranked among the lowest in multiple 2024 surveys based on various metrics of education quality, safety, and academic outcomes. U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 review places Oklahoma 49th out of 50 states, reflecting poor performance in standardized test scores and graduation rates, as well as in higher education statistics such as college […]
Long Story Short: Content in Walters’ Revised Social Studies …
2025年1月8日 · Oklahoma Watch · Content in Walters' Revised Social Studies Standards Jennifer Palmer on the Department of Education’s new proposed social studies standards. Keaton Ross discusses a decline in new death sentences in Oklahoma. Heather Warlick talks about Oklahoma’s new Housing Needs Assessment and a big investment by the state into …
Oklahoma’s Most Violent Prison to End State Contract
2024年6月21日 · Lawton Correctional Facility, the last state-contracted private prison in Oklahoma, may soon close. As first reported by The Oklahoman, the prison’s owner/operator, The GEO Group, a corporation that owns and operates private prisons nationwide, informed the Oklahoma Department of Corrections, or ODOC, and Oklahoma Senate leadership through a …