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TikTok · OklahomaA Los Angeles resident, left, sets a banner on her home fence reading “Squatting is not the Answer,” across the street of a formerly vacant home that had been recently taken over by a group of homeless mothers in 2020. Four years later, a controversial TikTok has ignited the issue of squatting, and some lawmakers want to crack down on the practice. (Photo by Damian Dovarganes/AP) (This image cannot be republished unless you have an AP subscripti…See the Story
Anxiety over squatters, fueled by TikTok, inspires a wave of legislation, including in Oklahoma • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma, United States · Oklahoma(Photo illustration by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)It’s extremely embarrassing that we still allow our disabled children to be spanked, hit and paddled at school. No child should have to deal with that, but it’s truly terrible that we can’t even agree to spare some of our most vulnerable children. Yet, for a second year in a row, our lawmakers are spending considerable time debating the merits of sparing “the rod” when it comes to disciplining c…See the Story
Oklahoma lawmakers shouldn’t be defending physically disciplining disabled children at school • Oklahoma Voice
Stitt calls scathing state audit a political attack, voices support for tourism director • Oklahoma Voice
Republican Party · WashingtonThe U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Thursday, March 14, 2024. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)Quality Journalism for Critical Times WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers will no longer be able to request earmarked funding for some nonprofits under a change in eligibility made by the Republican chairman of the Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The alteration is related to an uproar during last year’s annual government fu…See the Story
U.S. House GOP bars earmarks for certain non-profits, after controversy over LGBTQ projects • Florida Phoenix
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South Dakota · South DakotaFor roughly a decade, advocates, legislators and workers pushed to pass legislation offering better workplace protections for pregnant workers. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act passed in December and became effective in June 2023. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for A Better Balance) (This image cannot be republished unless you have a Getty subscription.)The attorneys general of Arkansas and Tennessee filed a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking…See the Story
Coalition of 17 states, including Oklahoma, sue to block federal pregnant-worker protections rule • Oklahoma Voice
EPA · MissouriThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental and clean energySee the Story
New EPA rules will force fossil fuel power plants to cut pollution
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Kevin Stitt · OklahomaLawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk on Wednesday that would require purchases of equipment, products and services by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services to go out for bid.See the Story