Category Archives: Community Voices

BREAKING: Personhood Act dead in OK state legislature

From a press release issued moments ago: Speaker comments on personhood bill House Speaker Kris Steele today issued the following statement on Senate Bill 1433, the personhood bill: “The House Republican Caucus voted today not to hear the personhood bill on the House floor. This decision was not made unilaterally, but as a caucus collectively.

ALEC protested in OKC during reception hosted by Gov. Fallin

The American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC, is a “nonpartisan” organization that works to have “pro-business” legislation passed in state legislatures. Yet somehow ALEC legislation keeps seeming to restrict voting by Democratic-leaning citizens, limit reproductive rights, and generally curtail or eliminate other progressive policies. So, of course, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and other state

Obama & Keystone XL

By Earl Hatley I was [s]orry I could not be in Cushing [on Thursday] as I had planned… I don’t hate our President. In fact I defended him by chastising the fact that our Governor and other elected officials choose not to meet his plane. Last time Air Force 1 landed a tinker was for

Photos from OKC ‘Justice for Trayvon Martin’ Rally

Cushing’s Little White Lie

Cushing, Oklahoma looks like a lovely little town with an affluent past.  It is, some would say, one of the key oil centers of the United States.  The people of Cushing have thrived for generations due to the wealth brought in by oil.  But have all of the people of Cushing thrived, or just the Caucasian ones? If

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