The Oklahoma City Council on Tuesday approved pay raises for city employees and appointments to subcommittees that will help guide the 16 projects included in the MAPS 4 program.
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Nearly 80 laws took effect today in Oklahoma.They include some that have faced a lot of backlash, like House Bill 1775. The legislation bans certain topics about race or gender from being taught. Changes are on the way to Oklahoma schools ahead of the fall semester because of laws going into effect today. One is Senate Bill 658, which stops schools and universities from requiring COVID-19 vaccines for students. It also stops schools from making mask requirements that are just for unvaccinated people. Another law involving schools is the controversial HB 1775. It bans schools from teaching certain topics about race and sex and bans colleges from requiring sexual diversity training. “It’s racist, it’s cowardly, it’s micromanaging,” Meg McElhaney, an Oklahoma City Public Schools board member, said earlier this year of HB 1775.Gov. Kevin Stitt said, “We can and should teach history without labeling a young child as an oppressor or requiring he or she feel guilt or shame