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The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority believes a bill passed by Norman lawmakers is unconstitutional and will seek a judicial review in an effort to overturn it.

The Oklahoma Turnpike Authority believes a bill passed by Norman lawmakers is unconstitutional and will seek a judicial review in an effort to overturn it.

Norman-based lawmakers are firing back against Executive Order 2023-31, signed by Gov. Kevin Stitt on Wednesday, which would cut university Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.

OU President Joseph Harroz said the university would comply with the order, but added this "feels like a step backward."

Governor Stitt has struck a huge blow against the Marxist DEI concept in Oklahoma. Other governors and legislatures should follow his example.

Norman and Stillwater Democratic lawmakers, home to the state’s two largest public universities, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University, issue

“These principles transcend political ideology, and in them, we are unwavering.” OU responded Wednesday following an executive order from Stitt calling for a formal review of diversity, equity and inclusion

Norman legislators announced Red Rock Behavioral Health Services as Cleveland County’s primary mental health provider in a meeting Tuesday evening.

Moving from the state’s third largest city to its first, the new behavioral health campus will take Griffin Memorial Hospital’s title as the state’s primary mental health hospital. With it,

The Center for Children and Families, which houses the Boys and Girls Club of Norman, welcomed the public to the open house for its newly refurbished upstairs.