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Meet the Oklahoma state superintendent pushing Trumpism into schools

Ryan Walters has emerged as a prominent voice in a growing movement to integrate religion and the president’s brand of national conservatism into public education, Alex Woodward reports

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Oklahoma Proposal Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Enroll Children in Public School Ignites GOP Infighting

Under the new proposal, parents or legal guardians are required to provide proof of citizenship of their children when enrolling them in public schools.

Latin Times

Is a faith-based charter school a threat to religious freedom, or a necessity to uphold it? The weighty decision lies with the Supreme Court

As demonstrators gathered outside, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 30, 2025, about whether Oklahoma can operate the nation’s first faith-based charter school. St. Isidore of Seville would be a virtual, K-12 school run by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa.

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Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher's Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over "Gender Queer" in School Libraries

From the April 10 decision by Judge Bernard Jones (W.D. Okla.) in Boismier v. Walters: This action stems from certain… The post Court Dismisses Oklahoma Teacher's Libel Suit Against State Official, Stemming from Debate Over "Gender Queer" in School Libraries appeared first on Reason.com.

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Cleanup under way after massive storm barreled across at least eight US states

Multiple tornadoes, wildfires and dust storms resulted in the deaths of more than 40 people and widespread destruction

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Oklahomans survey devastation after hundreds of homes are destroyed and damaged by wildfires

Oklahomans are assessing the devastation after wildfires damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes around the state during a severe weather outbreak

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Oklahoma schools chief seeks donations to put Bibles in classrooms

Oklahoma's top public schools official is continuing his quest to put a Bible in classrooms

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Oklahoma Gov Rejects Proposal to Require Citizenship Status to Enroll Children in School Amid Party Tensions

The proposal seeks to require parents to report their immigration or citizenship status when enrolling children in school in efforts to advance Trump's agenda.

Latin Times

Oklahoma governor says he'll stop plan to collect kids' immigration status

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt says he will stop a plan pushed by the state's top education official to collect the immigration status of children when they register for public school

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Board Rejects Clemency For First Execution Of 2022

Oklahoma board rejects clemency for Wendell Grissom, paving the way for his scheduled execution.

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Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution

An Oklahoma board has rejected clemency for a man sentenced to die for fatally shooting a woman during a 2005 home-invasion robbery

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Oklahoma Governor Brags State Ranks Fourth in 'Educational Freedom' — 'But 49th Overall,' Internet Notes

Gov. Kevin Stitt celebrated his state's ranking as 4th in "Education Freedom," but critics were quick to point out that Oklahoma ranks 49th overall in education

Latin Times

Killer’s last chance for mercy delayed ahead of his execution for cannibalistic fantasy murder of a 10-year-old girl

A federal appeals court has delayed a hearing in which an Oklahoma death row inmate is expected to make a final plea for mercy before his scheduled execution

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Oklahoma braces for more severe weather after tornadoes leave thousands without power

At least 11 people were hospitalized after Oklahoma storms last weekend

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Oklahoma: more tornado warnings issued a day after 11 injured in twisters

Residents warned of ‘potentially life-threatening conditions’ including tornadoes and severe thunderstorms

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Most Republican states have made voting harder since 2020. Our research shows how successful they’ve been

In late September, the governor of the state of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, boasted that election officials had removed 453,000 people from the state’s voter rolls since 2021. In a state with only 2.3 million registered voters, it appears that roughly one in six registered voters had been purged.

The Independent UK

A Texas execution is renewing calls for clemency. It's rarely granted

Texas rarely grants clemency for death row inmates, but that's not stopping a group of bipartisan lawmakers from showing their support for a man scheduled to be executed in October

The Guardian - US

Six days of horror: America’s thirst for executions returns with a vengeance

Five executions, five states: a glut of judicial killing not seen in 20 years took place last week – and there was nothing random about it

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Oklahoma executes man despite parole board recommending life be spared

US execution comes days after that of Marcellus Williams in Missouri, where victim’s family also asked for clemency.

The Independent UK

A parole board recommended clemency for Emmanuel Littlejohn. Oklahoma executed him anyway

Emmanuel Littlejohn, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester

International Business Times

Oklahoma Plans To Execute Man Despite Parole Board's Plea To Spare His Life

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted in favor of sparing Emmanuel Littlejohn's life Wednesday 3-2 in August.

Latin Times

Oklahoma Plans to Execute Man Despite Parole Board's Plea to Spare His Life

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted in favor of sparing Emmanuel Littlejohn's life Wednesday 3-2 in August.

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Oklahoma Governor Weighs Clemency For Death Row Inmate

Oklahoma prepares for Emmanuel Littlejohn's execution as Governor Stitt deliberates clemency amidst national death penalty debate.

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma man executed by lethal injection despite conflicting evidence

Emmanuel Littlejohn will be executed for role in 1992 shooting, which would be state’s third execution this year

The Independent UK

Oklahoma prepares for an execution after parole board recommended sparing man's life

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for his role in the 1992 shooting death of an Oklahoma City convenience store owner during a robbery

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