A Norman High School teacher resigned Tuesday evening after a parent complained that she violated sections of House Bill 1775.
Summer Boismier posted a QR code to the Brooklyn Library Books Unbanned in her classroom, which provides free e-books to titles that are restricted across the country. Click to read more.
Madison Horn has defeated Jason Bollinger in the Tuesday Democratic primary runoff election for Sen. James Lankford’s seat in the U.S. Senate, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Click to read more.
Markwayne Mullin has defeated T.W. Shannon in the Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday for Sen. Jim Inhofe’s seat in the U.S. Senate, according to unofficial results from the Oklahoma State Election Board. Click to read more.
The OU Board of Regents filed a protective order against NonDoc Media and Tres Savage for their efforts to make the university search and release information and reports from the law firm Jones Day regarding the investigation into former OU President David Boren and former OU Vice President Jim “Tripp” Hall. Click to read more.
On June 23, 1972, “The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis Jr. was at the top of the charts in the United States. “The Godfather” was still dominating the box office. Iconic 70s fashion started to emerge, with the women’s liberation movement making pants on women mainstream. The public watched “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Emergency!” and “The Brady Bunch” T.V. Click to read more.
The OU Board of Regents amended its original plans and decided not to raise tuition for in-state undergraduate and graduate students studying in Norman and at the College of Law for the 2022-23 school year in its budget meeting on June 21. Click to read more.
Across the U.S., states are seeing an increase in school restrictions, particularly on books and critical race theory, with Oklahoma having at least 13 pieces of legislation since 2020 pertaining to the topic. Click to read more.
The Oklahoma House State Powers moved to pass a new bill Wednesday morning that would retroactively legalize the practice of conversion therapy on 2SLGBTQ+ individuals in the state. The bill passed with a vote of 5-1, with District 77 Representative John Waldron (D-Tulsa) being the only opposition, and the bill will now be heard by the house floor. Click to read more.
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