The Legislative Digest is your weekly look at the happenings of Oklahoma’s state legislature and the bills and politics you…
Police violence should be under same legal jurisdiction as citizen violence
HB2328 removes citizens’ abilities to hold police officers accountable for excessive force and enables reckless officer activity In the Oklahoma…
Representative Mullin’s #BorderBeard a cartoonish form of protest
Rep. Markwayne Mullin’s #BorderBeard lacks impact as political protest and seems like a plea for attention. Oklahoma Congressional representative Markwayne…
Panhandle counties able to ban medical marijuana if determined by vote
Although a majority of Okla. citizens voted for SQ 788, local jurisdiction should be able to reverse the decision. I…
Sanitized legacy of MLK not representative of King’s politics
The “I Have a Dream” narrative built for Dr. Martin Luther King doesn’t do justice to his complex political thought.…
Gillette interested in money, not social change
The company met with marketing teams before releasing the now infamous ad; there was no real risk in their change…
Loss of jobs in journalism reduces quality of news
Citizens of the United States, as consumers of news and participants in democracy, must prioritize reliable journalism. Last week, nearly…
Legislative Digest
The Legislative Digest is your weekly look at the happenings of Oklahoma’s state legislature and the bills and politics you…
Instagram egg provides community in corporate-dominated setting
Compared to other Instagram influencers, the egg seems uniquely community-based. There is a new rising star on social media. This…
Government shutdown signals progressive Democratic policies
The government shutdown has hurt the country for a budgetary change that won’t be accepted by the Democratic party. As…