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White: in voucher push, Stitt wants OK to be like states that restrict homeschooling

by Jamison Faught | Feb 11, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Here's an excellent post on the topic of school choice vouchers and homeschooling, from Jenni White with Reclaim Oklahoma Parent Empowerment (formerly known as Restore Oklahoma Public Education):Governor Stitt Says He Wants Oklahoma To Be More Like The Voucher...

Lankford joins effort to block VA from illegally providing abortion services

by Jamison Faught | Feb 11, 2023 | Health Care, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Lankford, Colleagues Push Effort to Block Illegal VA Abortion RuleWASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 8th) – Senator James Lankford (R-OK), Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), and Representative Michael Cloud (R-TX), along with more than 65 colleagues, introduced a bicameral joint...

OCPA praises senators for advancing bill to protect kids from mutilation and puberty blockers

by Jamison Faught | Feb 10, 2023 | Health Care, Muskogee Politico, OCPA, OKGrassroots

OCPA praises senators for protecting children and teensOKLAHOMA CITY (February 9, 2023) — Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs President Jonathan Small today praised senators for advancing legislation that would prevent children from undergoing sex-reassignment...

OK Senate Republicans vote to re-legalize and expand abortion in “limited” (for now) circumstances

by Jamison Faught | Feb 9, 2023 | Health Care, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

Told you this would happen.This morning, Senate Republicans on the Health & Human Services Committee voted for three measures related to the topic of abortion, one of which re-legalizes and expands abortion in "limited" (for now) circumstances.This comes...

Op-ed: Is School Choice a conservative idea – or a progressive long-game?

by Jamison Faught | Feb 8, 2023 | Education, Muskogee Politico, OKGrassroots

The following op-ed was submitted by Carrie Bertrand. Carrie is the Grady County Republican Party Chairman, a founding board member of the Constitutional Home Educators Alliance, and homeschooled two children for eighteen years.Is School Choice a conservative idea or...

Legislators release statement opposing weakening Oklahoma’s current laws banning abortion

by Jamison Faught | Feb 7, 2023 | Muskogee Politico, OCPAC, OK2A, OKGrassroots

Legislators, Pro-Life Organizations Defend Oklahoma's Abortion LawsOKLAHOMA CITY – Today a bicameral group of legislators, together with numerous pro-life organizations, released the following statement in support of Oklahoma's current abortion laws.Read more...