As animal welfare groups push regulators to crack down on overseas gamefowl shipments from Oklahoma, advocates of the sport are hopeful the state will reduce penalties for cockfighting from a felony to a misdemeanor.
An attorney for Karl Fontenot says very little is left of the state’s case, but that might not be enough to keep prosecutors from filing new charges.
Gov. Kevin Stitt blocked a bill that would have required cabinet members to disclose their finances. The bill would have shown Secretary of Education Ryan Walters makes at least $120,000 a year as executive director of a nonprofit organization that keeps its donors secret.
Proposals range from limits on discussing current events in the classroom to requiring schools to teach ‘Victims of Communism Day’ lessons.
Conservatives link school teachings on empathy to leftist indoctrination, keeping a hot-button culture war issue center stage.
Attorney General John O’Connor says he will no longer investigate after The Frontier reported that dozens of titles were under review as part of new wave of book challenges.
Proposals include a rating system for books and expanded obscenity standards.
Proposals include a rating system for books and expanded obscenity standards.
