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Oklahoma House Democrats called on Oklahoma state Speaker of the House Charles McCall (R-Atoka) to create a bipartisan investigation into State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters on Tuesday. ....
Oklahoma City State Representatives Andy Fugate, D-Del City, and Melissa Provenzano, D-Tulsa, were recently awarded Legislator of the Year by the Oklahoma Military Order of the Purple Heart. ....
Submitted Content May 18, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY The Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus recently announced a new chair and vice-chair/treasurer to lead the caucus. Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, is the new Black Caucus chair. Lowe is in his third term as a state representative and has been a member of the Black Caucus since 2016. He currently serves on the House Energy and Natural Resources, House Judiciary-Criminal, House Public Safety, State and Federal Redistricting, and the House Utilities committees. Lowe is also the secretary of the Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus. Rep. Monroe Nichols, D-Tulsa, is the new Black Caucus vice chair and treasurer. Nichols is in his third term as a state representative and has been a member of the Black Caucus since 2016. He is the vice-chair of the State and Federal Redistricting Tulsa County Subcommittee. ....
Credit Oklahoma House Democratic Caucus Members of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus are calling on U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to help with the Oklahoma County Jail. In a letter to Garland, Rep. Jason Lowe (D-Oklahoma City) said 10 inmates have died there since the county’s jail trust took over operations from the sheriff last July, four detention officers were recently charged with assault and battery on inmates, and one detention officer was held hostage. Lowe, a criminal defense attorney, described the day in, day out conditions as horrendous. From the bedbugs to mold to lack of access to medical care and basic health and hygiene needs, it is clear that what is taking place at the Oklahoma County Jail is a civil rights violation that deserves the attention of our federal government, Lowe said. ....