Friday, June 28, 2019

Medical marijuana: 1 year later, Oklahoma outpacing other states

One year after state voters surpassed expectations with 57-percent in support of State Question 788, the number of people taking advantage continues to surprise many. “Oklahoma’s been ready. I think they’ve been waiting for the medical marijuana to pass,” said Straiin medical marijuana dispensary co-owner Anthony Lemos. Adrienne Rollins, director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana…Read More



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Medical marijuana: 1 year later, Oklahoma outpacing other states

One year after state voters surpassed expectations with 57-percent in support of State Question 788, the number of people taking advantage continues to surprise many. “Oklahoma’s been ready. I think they’ve been waiting for the medical marijuana to pass,” said Straiin medical marijuana dispensary co-owner Anthony Lemos. Adrienne Rollins, director of the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana…Read More



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Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Wis. Catholic Conference dismayed by veto of abortion bills

As the Democratic Governor of Wisconsin vetoed Friday four bills regulating abortion, Catholics in the state expressed disappointment with the decision. The Republican-controlled state legislature sent Gov. Tony Evers four bills June 20. They would have imposed criminal penalties on doctors who do not provide medical attention to babies born after a failed abortion; bar…Read More



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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Oklahoma Supreme Court vacancy draws seven applicants

A vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat has drawn seven applicants, six of them sitting judges on state courts. The vacancy is in a nine-county district in northern Oklahoma and was created when John R. Reif retired from the court. Gov. Kevin Stitt will ultimately choose the next justice — the first of his administration —…Read More



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Oklahoma Supreme Court vacancy draws seven applicants

A vacant Oklahoma Supreme Court seat has drawn seven applicants, six of them sitting judges on state courts. The vacancy is in a nine-county district in northern Oklahoma and was created when John R. Reif retired from the court. Gov. Kevin Stitt will ultimately choose the next justice — the first of his administration —…Read More



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Friday, June 21, 2019

Planned Parenthood to lose $60 million after Title X ruling

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that new Title X rules, that prohibit funds from going to clinics that perform abortions or provide abortion referrals, can go into effect. The June 20 decision, issued from the bench in San Francisco, means that Planned Parenthood will stand to lose about $60 million in…Read More



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Rhode Island Passes ‘Abortion Until Birth’ Bill

New York Democrats kicked off 2019 by passing the most radical abortion bill in U.S. history, which erased the state’s limitation on abortion of 24 weeks, allowing abortion up until birth to protect the mother’s health, including mental health, and entirely removed abortion from the penal code. Other blue states are now following suit with…Read More



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