March 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY — State Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, pushed through a bill in the House that would require the State Department of Education (SDE) to employ a team of reading specialists to support Oklahoma public elementary schools in implementing the requirements of the Reading Sufficiency Act (RSA).

In the famed 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial in Tennessee, defense attorney Clarence Darrow told the court it was witnessing “as brazen and as bold an attempt to destroy learning as was ever made in the Middle Ages, and the only difference is we have not provided that they shall be burned at the stake.”

Coyotes are opportunistic predators and have adapted to many habitats, which can lead to more coyote sightings and related conflicts in some areas.

OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill that would protect police officer’s pension benefits when injured in the line of duty from a violent act unanimously passed the House 94 to 0.

Oklahoma's oil and natural gas industry provides for one-third of the total economic output in the state as well as more than 350,000 jobs, a new report shows.

If you're looking for a night out in El Reno or Calumet, you now have a lot of options to choose from. American Legion

For several years in a row, Oklahoma Republican lawmakers have done the bidding of the National Education Association (NEA) and its state affiliate (OEA) by refusing to enact a commonsense, pro-teacher, union reform bill.

The full Senate voted in favor of legislation strengthening laws dealing with violence against people who work in hospitals and health-care facilities. Senate Bill 1290, the Medical Care Provider Protection Act, by Sen. Darrell Weaver, was approved last week and now moves to the House of Representatives.

Hygiene is top of mind throughout Oklahoma as residents anticipate the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19.

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