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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Friday March 29, 2024 ( 4 items )  

FFRF Has Okla. School District Remove Huge Bible Verse
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 29 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: An Oklahoma school system took down a massive biblical display after the Freedom From Religion Foundation objected that it was unconstitutional. A concerned Putnam City Schools employee informed the state/church watchdog that Western Oaks Middle School was prominently displaying a bible verse in one of its hallways. The verse is Ephesians 3:20-21: "Now all glory to God, who is able through H  more

National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws: Oklahoma - Lab Report Finds Medical Cannabis Less Potent Than Advertised
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 29 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Cannabis sold in medical dispensaries in Oklahoma frequently contains lower quantities of THC than are advertised on the products' labels, according to reporting from NPR. An independent laboratory analysis of 15 varieties of cannabis flower obtained at three dispensaries identified discrepancies between the products' labels and their THC content. In each   more

OMRF Welcomes Putnam City Junior Scientists
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 29 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: Most people know that no two humans have the same DNA. But did you realize that's true for strawberries, too? That was one lesson learned by fifth-graders Zunaira Guffer and Henrietta Robinson, two of about 30 Putnam City Schools students who conducted science experiments this week at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation. OMRF hosted the students Tuesday and Wednesday for Junior Scient  more

TEXAS AND SOUTHWESTERN CATTLE RAISERS ASSOCIATION: PONTOTOC COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR STEALING CATTLE FROM OKLAHOMA SALE BARN
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 29 -- The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association issued the following news release: Roff, Oklahoma, native, Jason Don Price, also known as "Bacon," was arrested and charged with 44 felony counts of larceny of livestock for allegedly stealing cattle from the Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction in Ada, Oklahoma. The arrest comes after an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cody Hyde. Hyde initiated an investigati  more