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An Observercast Reprise: For Our 2SLGBTQ+ Friends
With the recent death of Owasso High School student Nex Benedict, The Observer is re-posting the August 2023 Observercast in which therapist/counselor Paula Sophia and Freedom Oklahomas Nicole McAfee
A New Session Looms
Oklahoma legislators have 16 weeks to get it right during the legislative session to concentrate on the concerns and issues that our state honestly, truly faces but, if history is any indication,
The Dark Ages Loom
Higher educationin Oklahoma took it personally in December when Gov. Kevin Stitt signed anexecutive order to review all diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the states public sector. Neve
’23 In A Rearview Mirror
What will be remembered about 2023? Way too many lows and too few highs politically? Former Senate President-turned-Observer columnist Cal Hobson joins us for this weeks Observercast 23 In A Rearv
What We Could Have Paid For
Michelins recent announcement it is closing its manufacturing plant in Ardmore sent shockwaves through southern Oklahoma and the statehouse. The Senate quickly assembled a select committee to consi
Workforce Development For ALL Oklahomans
When it comes to workforce development, Oklahoma has huge opportunity: finding ways to get more of the 614,000 Sooners with disabilities employed. During this interim study season at the state Capitol
Coming To Grips With Our Past
Earlier this month, for the first time, survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre brought their case for reparations to the state Capitol thanks to an interim study pursued by state Rep. Regina Good
The Burdens On Everyday Oklahomans
In their quest to create a Top 10 state, statehouse leaders seem to think its a better bet to throw hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars at corporations that promise a few thousand jobs than to i
Cutting Revenue, Harming Ourselves
The rightwing Republican love affair with trickle-down economics endures. Though the state Senate turned its back this week on a new round of tax cuts, theres little doubt tax-cutters will try, try,
Prager WHO?
Wrecking Ball Ryan Walters is at it again. Hes cut a deal to slip rightwing propaganda from the so-called PragerU into Oklahoma public school classrooms. Pragers videos and lesson plans are full of