On April 19, 1995, a bomb destroyed the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. It killed 168 people — including 19 children — and injured hundreds more. It forever shaped our community.
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Nation's first nonbinary state lawmaker reflects on public service, rhetoric in Oklahoma legislature
Oklahoma state representative Mauree Turner, D-Oklahoma City, is one of just a few nonbinary lawmakers in the U.S. — a distinction that comes with prominence and pressure.
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Get up-to-date on the latest from the state capitol, as lawmakers work their way through thousands of bills concerning taxes, school funding, reproductive care and more.
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Local headlines for Friday, April 19, 2024
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This Week In Oklahoma Politics discusses a new immigration bill unveiled by legislative leadership earlier this week, the State House releasing a budget proposal to include a tax cut already rejected by the Senate and more.
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Tulsa's and the Cherokee Nation's film offices have been nominated by the Global Production Awards in a total of four categories, with Cherokee Film shortlisted for three.
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New rules from the Oklahoma State Department of Education — ranging from “foundational values” to accreditation penalties — are meeting bipartisan scrutiny in the state Legislature.
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A Perkins man is accused of throwing a pipe bomb at The Satanic Temple’s Massachusetts headquarters.
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Oklahoma is a step closer to criminalizing people in the state without legal immigration status. Democrats questioned the bill’s legal and moral merits, as well as the consequences of its passage, intentional or not, during a tense House floor discussion Thursday morning.
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Iranian news has not reported any such strike and concluded the sounds reported were the interception of one or more drones. Israel's military has not responded to NPR's requests for comment.
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After a similar bill stalled in the legislature last year, a bill that seeks to provide sentencing reform for victims of domestic violence is one step closer to becoming law.
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Local headlines for Thursday, April 18, 2024
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The goal of Oklahoma State University’s Active Aging for LIFE program is to challenge stigmas against aging and bridge generational divides in six rural communities.
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Black towns sprouted up in Oklahoma after the Civil War when former slaves from Native American reservations banded together. More than 50 such towns were established from 1865 to 1920.
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Local headlines for Wednesday, April 17, 2024
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