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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Says Civil Asset Forfeiture 'Isn't Fair' and Calls for Reforms

"It's crazy to me that somebody can be pulled over and have their cash and truck taken for an alleged crime, get acquitted of that crime, but they still never get their property back," Stitt said.

Reason

Odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

Missouri is one of a dozen states where sports wagering remains illegal more than five years after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for states to adopt it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Odds for more sports betting expansion could fade after rapid growth to 38 states

Sports betting has spread rapidly across U.S. states in the past five years

The Independent UK

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Oklahoma GOPer bans diversity programs

"This news evokes deep concern and uncertainty about the future, and in many ways feels like a step backward"

Salon

Oklahoma governor signs order effectively banning diversity programs at public colleges

Order prohibits agencies and public colleges and universities from using state funds, property or resources towards DEI initiatives

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma executes double killer despite clemency recommendation

Phillip Dean Hancock, 59, received a three-drug lethal injection at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary for the 2001 killings of Robert Jett Jr and James Lynch

The Independent UK

Oklahoma prepares to execute man for 2001 double slaying despite self-defense claim

Oklahoma is preparing to execute a man for a double slaying in 2001 despite his claims that he acted in self-defense

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‘Reprehensible’: fury as Oklahoma governor backs cockfighting group

Republican Kevin Stitt denounced as an ‘embarrassment’ for recording video in support of Oklahoma Gamefowl Commission

The Guardian - US

Oklahoma trooper tickets Native American citizen, sparking outrage from tribal leaders

An Oklahoma trooper's decision to issue a ticket to an Otoe-Missouria Tribe citizen for failing to pay vehicle taxes has sparked outrage among tribal leaders

The Independent UK

Oklahoma attorney general sues to stop US's first public religious school

Oklahoma's Republican attorney general has filed a lawsuit to stop what would be the nation's first publicly funded religious school

The Independent UK

Oklahoma's Republican governor wants to cut taxes. His GOP colleagues aren't sold on the idea.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt is again making his pitch to reduce the state's individual income tax rate

The Independent UK

Will U.S. states figure out how to regulate AI before the feds?

As the federal government grapples with AI, state and local governments are making moves to put guardrails around the technology and to harness AI's power for their own work.

Fortune

Oklahoma schools head takes aim at Tulsa district. Critics say his motives are politically driven

Oklahoma's top public education official has a new target in his culture war fight: the Tulsa school district

The Independent UK

Transgender rights targeted in executive order signed by Oklahoma governor

Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed an executive order targeting transgender rights in Oklahoma

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Oklahoma parents, faith leaders and education group sue to stop US's first public religious school

A group of parents, faith leaders and a nonprofit public education group are suing to stop Oklahoma from funding what would be the nation's first religious public charter school

The Independent UK

Oklahoma attorney general joins lawsuit over tribal gambling agreements, criticizes GOP governor

Oklahoma's new Republican attorney general says he's stepping into an ongoing legal dispute over tribal gambling agreements signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt several years ago

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor's vetoes on Native American compacts

The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year

The Independent UK

Oklahoma governor's feud with Native American tribes continues over revenue agreements

Republican leaders in Oklahoma are grumbling publicly that Gov. Kevin Stitt’s hostile posture toward Native American tribes is costing the state money and are considering pushing him out of tribal negotiations altogether

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The Independent UK

Federal court rules tribal citizen not subject to Tulsa traffic ticket

A federal court has ruled that a speeding ticket issued by Tulsa, Oklahoma, to a Native American man cannot be enforced because the city is located within an Indian reservation

The Independent UK

Oklahoma death row inmate plans to reject chance for clemency despite maintaining his innocence

An Oklahoma death row inmate scheduled to be executed in September for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student says he plans to reject his chance for a clemency hearing

The Independent UK

DeSantis argues he's top Trump alternative even as ex-president's indictment overshadows 2024 race

Republican White House candidate Ron DeSantis is plowing ahead with efforts to portray himself as his party’s staunchest national conservative leader, even as the 2024 GOP race had been overshadowed by the federal indictment for mishandling classified documents against former President Donald Trump

Al Jazeera

Oklahoma approves first taxpayer-funded religious school in US

The school board’s vote sets in motion a battle between religious freedom and the separation of church and state.

The Independent UK

Oklahoma’s Supreme Court struck down two abortion bans. But a 113-year-old law is severely restricting access

A state law from 1910 threatens abortion providers with a felony punishable up to five years in prison, writes Alex Woodward

The Independent UK

Oklahoma Legislature overrides governor's veto of tribal regalia bill

The Oklahoma Legislature has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt's veto of a bill that would allow students to wear Native American regalia during high school and college graduations

The Independent UK

Oklahoma lures Enel solar panel manufacturing facility with $180M incentive package

Enel North America says it's planning to invest more than $1 billion and will create about 1,000 new jobs with a new solar cell and panel manufacturing facility in eastern Oklahoma

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