Fact check: Antifa, paid protesters and death threats at the Oklahoma teacher walkout
Here’s a fact check for day three of the teacher walkout at the state Capitol.
Some school districts drop support for teacher walkout, others forced to close
Some Oklahoma school districts elected to reopen Tuesday despite the ongoing teacher walkout. Others districts planning to reopen Tuesday were forced to cancel classes anyway due to overwhelming teacher absences
Amid picket lines, Oklahoma teachers quiz lawmakers over education funding during massive rally
Wearing frowns and protest signs around their necks, thousands of teachers from across the state paid their state lawmakers a visit on Monday, sometimes waiting in long lines for just a few minutes of sometimes tense meetings.
Oil and gas industry asked Fallin for ‘some peace and quiet’ instead of tax increase
As the state struggled with ways to fill a budget hole last year, the oil and gas industry urged Gov. Mary Fallin to keep a gross production tax increase off the legislative agenda, according to emails obtained by The Frontier.
Oil bust helped some of Oklahoma’s largest companies avoid income taxes
When crude oil prices crashed between 2014 and 2016, many Oklahoma energy companies booked sizable losses that can be used to reduce or completely eliminate state income tax liability for up to 20 years.
Study found Oklahoma could execute inmates using nitrogen without help from licensed medical professionals
The study’s authors included no medical doctors and conducted no actual first-hand research, but Oklahoma based much of its decision to adopt nitrogen as an execution method on its findings.
Oklahoma will use nitrogen to carry out death sentences in wake of execution drug shortages
“We can no longer sit on the sidelines and wait for drugs,” says Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter.
In endless state budget crisis, Todd Lamb sticks to no-tax increase stance
Lamb’s no-tax increase campaign has played well with business leaders, and he’s has received ample support from the energy industry including political action committees backed by some of the state’s largest oil and gas companies.
