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A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from doing business with companies that are against investing in the oil and gas industry. In a filing Tuesday, Oklahoma County District Court Judge Sheila Stinson issued a temporary injunction blocking the law from being enforced. The law would prohibit state agencies…

Protestors angrily labeled him a “power-hungry fascist,” and stated that a deceased LGBTQ+ student’s blood was on his hands.

Oklahoma residents will vote Tuesday to decide whether a city commissioner with white nationalist ties should be recalled. The recall election, held in Enid, Okla., will decide whether Judd Blevins, a commissioner for Ward 1, will remain in office. The Enid Social Justice Committee has accused Blevins of being “an open Nazi” who was “photographed…

LGBTQ+ advocates continue to call for an independent investigation.

LGBTQ advocacy groups are decrying Tulsa County District Attorney Stephen Kunzweiler’s announcement that no criminal charges will be filed in connection with the death of Nex Benedict, an Oklahoma high school student who died a day after a fight broke out in the girls’ bathroom at their school. Kunzweiler said in a comment Thursday that…

The district attorney called the altercation an “instance of mutual combat.”

“The Benedicts want to ensure other pertinent portions of the report are not overshadowed by the ‘classification’ of Nex’s death.”

Despite lacking qualifications other than making derogatory comments about LGBTQ+ individuals, she is on an education board and still lashed out.