Lawmakers consider bill to put together $10M to help fight lawsuits related to McGirt decision Updated: 7:48 PM CDT May 19, 2021 Share Updated: 7:48 PM CDT May 19, 2021
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Show Transcript HISTORIC DECISION. DILLON RICHARDS HASHE T DETAILS ON THIS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL. DILLON: THE HOUSE PASSED THAT BILL THIS WEEK. IT COMES AFTER THE DECISION WHICH LED TO THE RECOGNITION THAT THE FIVE TRIBES OF OKLAHOMA HAVE RESERVATIONS THATRE A STILL INTACT TODAY. THATNE O CASE, THOUGH, HAS LED TO MANY OTHERS. LAWMAKERS SAY BECAUSE OF THAT, THE STATE NEEDS MORE MONEY TO FIGHT LAWSUITS THAT HAVE SPROUTED FROM THE CASE, FOR NOW, IT TECHNICALLY ONLY APPLIES TO CERTAIN CRIMES, BUT IT S ALREADY DRAWGIN QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MUCH THE DECISION COULD BE WIDENED TO INCLUDE SOME CILIV CASES, THE TOP HOUSE DEMOCTRA TODAY WORRIED THIS BILL WOULDPPLY A TOO BROADLY PROVIDING MONEY TO FIGHT THINGS EVEN LIKE GAMING COMPACTS. I DON T KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING NEFARU
Oklahoma AG opposes teaching of race theory, 1619 Project
May 20, 2021
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter has joined with 19 other state attorneys general opposed to new federal rules regarding the teaching of critical race theory and the Pulitzer Prize-winning “1619 Project.”
In a letter Wednesday to the U.S. Department of Education, the group said they oppose a department rule prioritizing grants for schools teaching critical race theory and the “1619 Project.”
“America is not a fundamentally racist country, Hunter said in a statement. “And encouraging more racism and discrimination is not the solution to racism.
Critical race theory seeks to highlight how historical inequities and racism continue to shape public policy and social conditions today. The “1619 Project” by The New York Times examines the legacy of slavery and racism in American history.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter sent a letter to President Joe Biden to renew his call to the administration to support energy infrastructure, including the Keystone XL pipeline.