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A local protest group raising concerns over refugees has hit out at a far right body that hijacked its campaign.

letter demanding that the NCAA ban transgender female athletes from competing in women’s sports.The letter’s signatories are Governors Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Tate Reeves of Mississippi, Mike Parson of Missouri, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Joe Lombardo of Nevada, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Greg Abbott of Texas, and Mark Gordon of Wyoming.All except Lombardo — who is saddled with a Democratic-led state legislature — represent states that have passed laws banning transgender participation on female-designated sports teams.The governors decry the NCAA’s current policy on transgender athletes, which allows the individual national governing body of each sport to determine criteria for eligibility.Some of those sporting bodies, including track and field and swimming, have barred transgender competitors from female events.Both bodies have also suggested holding a third “open” category in which transgender swimmers could compete at the elite or post-collegiate levels.“The NCAA has the chance to guarantee an environment where female college athletes can thrive without the concern of inequities,” the letter reads. “We trust that you also want to guarantee just such an environment.

Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt vetoed funding last week for the state’s public television network, a decision he says was triggered in part by content he has deemed “indoctrination” of children.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Financial companies that boycott the energy industry are pushing "anti-American" political agenda, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt told Fox News. "ESG is kind of rewriting how you invest.

death row used his last words to forgive the politician that refused to grant him mercy. James Coddington, 50, was executed in Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, USA, by lethal injection on Thursday.

murdered his friend while high has been executed by lethal injection on Oklahoma's merciless Death Row.James Coddington, 50, who hammered Albert Hale to death in 1997, had a final attempt to spare his life rejected just 24 hours before being served up his last meal.The murderer who was bottle-fed booze as a kid, lashed out at Hale 25 years ago after his request for £42 ($50) to spend on cocaine was turned down.READ MORE: Autopsy records on ‘botched’ execution to remain secret for monthsThis week the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board said the murder was addiction-driven and recommended Coddington was taken off Death Row and his sentence to be commuted to life without parole.Sadly for the convict, the state's governor declined to grant clemency even after a heart-breaking five-minute plea for his life at the parole hearing, Coddington said: "I can’t apologise enough for what I did.”Adding that Hale was "one of my friends", he said he was trying to help him through his dark times by not giving him the cash."And for that, he lost his life," Coddington added.A brief statement from the governor's office said: "After thoroughly reviewing arguments and evidence presented by all sides of the case, Governor Kevin Stitt has denied the Pardon and Parole Board's clemency recommendation for James Allen Coddington."Emma Rolls who has been fighting for the 50-year-old to come of Death Row said the inmate and his legal team were "profoundly disheartened" by the decision, but appreciated the parole board's "careful consideration".She accepted its clemency recommendation "acknowledged James's sincere remorse and meaningful transformation during his years on death row."Ms Rolls told CNN: "James is loved by many people and he has touched the

, is one of the most restrictive in the country. To know how sinister and scary really is, consider this: The law bans abortions at the point of “fertilization,” which it defines as “the fusion of a human spermatozoon with a human ovum." Previously, —a point when most women do not know they're pregnant. Now, the state has banned abortion at the point when by definition the pregnant person cannot know they are pregnant.

The Oklahoman.Proponents of the bill claim the measure is needed to ensure fairness for female athletes, who otherwise may face a competitive disadvantage — at least biologically — if forced to compete against transgender females. However, since the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association adopted a policy in 2015 regarding the eligibility of trans athletes, no school has requested enforcement of the policy. Sen.

Two transgender men and one trans woman have sued the state of Oklahoma over its efforts to block them from amending the gender on their birth certificates.The lawsuit, filed in federal court by Lambda Legal on behalf of Tulsa residents Rowan Fowler, Allister Hall, and a Creek County resident who chose to remain anonymous, using the initials C.R., alleges that the three faced intentional discrimination “on the basis of [their] transgender status” when they were barred from changing the gender marker on their birth certificate to align with their gender identity.The lawsuit names Republican Governor Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Keith Reed, and registrar of vital records Kelly Baker as defendants in the lawsuit.The prohibition on amending gender markers was imposed by Stitt after he issued an executive order banning the practice. Stitt issued the order in response to outrage from his fellow Republicans after the state’s Department of Health complied with a judge’s order and approved an amended birth certificate with a nonbinary gender marker.The original plaintiff in the case leading to that decision, Kit Lorelied, had sued after being denied the right to have their correct gender reflected on their birth certificate, as trans and nonbinary individuals are currently able to do in 17 states and the District of Columbia.Stitt has since urged the state legislature to ban “nonbinary gender markers” on vital documents — a proposal that is currently being considered by the state’s senate.

Julius Jones — who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt — can rest easy, after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted his death sentence only hours ahead of his planned execution Thursday.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency on Thursday to Julius Jones, just hours before he was to be executed for a murder conviction.

Kim Kardashian‘s efforts to halt the execution of Julius Jones, a 41-year-old man who was convicted and sentenced to death in Oklahoma for a 1999 murder that he’s denied committing, have paid off. Governor Kevin Stitt announced on Thursday (Nov. 18) that he was commuting Julius’ death sentence to life in prison without parole following “prayerful consideration and reviewing materials presented by all sides of this case.” Kim, 41, was obviously overjoyed by this news, considering she’s been fighting to save Julius from death row. She released a statement on Twitter celebrating the major legal decision.

The fate of Julius Jones — who has served almost 20 years on death row, even as numerous questions raised doubts about his guilt — rests with Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Prairie Surf Media has named former Starz executive Paul Goldman as Executive Vice President, Head of Production at the company and its new Oklahoma-based Prairie Surf Studios.

Prairie Surf Studios has officially launched in downtown Oklahoma City in a converted convention center with five new soundstages and over 1.3 million square feet of production support space.

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest governor to test positive for the disease this year. "Governor Mark Gordon received results today of a COVID-19 test that showed he is positive for the virus," the governor's office said in a statement.

A US governor who attended an indoor campaign rally but resisted measures to wear face masks in his state has tested positive for coronavirus.

By Gene Maddaus