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It also would allow the state to establish distinctions between sexes when related to important government objectives like biology, privacy, safety or fairness.

Senators approved Gov. Kevin Stitts picks for secretary of state, secretary of education and several agency directors.

A settlement approved at a special meeting Wednesday of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission requires Rep. Ajay Pittman, D-Oklahoma City, to pay $35,000 to the commission over the next three years.

Called "explicitly anti-trans," House Bill 1449 would restrict access to single-sex accommodations, such as restrooms or detention facilities, based on the reproductive organs with which a person was born.

"At some point action has to be taken. Weve been as pragmatic and kind as we possibly can. … (Republicans) arent doing anything," said Minority Floor Leader Cyndi Munson.

Oklahoma House Democrats came together to discuss the underfunding of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU).Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, and

Oklahoma House Democrats have filed House Resolution 1052 to establish a bipartisan committee to investigate State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters.

The City of Tulsas search for victims and relatives from the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre continues as the 103rd anniversary of the Massacre approaches.

A search for mass graves of the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre highlights an event that had been suppressed from history for decades.

Before the Tulsa Race Massacre in 1921, Greenwood Avenue featured luxury shops, restaurants, movie theaters, a library, pool halls and nightclubs.