"Teens may have to prove they're literate before receiving Oklahoma driver’s license"

Our kids had to deal with this ridiculous policy before it was ended during COVID.

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/teens-may-have-to-prove-their-literacy-before-receiving-oklahoma-drivers-license/

#OklahomaVoice #Oklahoma #DriversLicense

Teens may have to prove they're literate before receiving Oklahoma driver’s license • Oklahoma Voice

Teen drivers could be required to meet certain literacy requirements under two bills proposed by Oklahoma lawmakers. 

Oklahoma Voice

>>More than 1,000 people joined a No Kings protest Saturday outside City Hall in Oklahoma City, donning ponchos and inflatable costumes in the rain <<

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/over-1000-gather-in-oklahoma-city-as-part-of-nationwide-no-kings-protests/
#OklahomaCity #OKC #NoKings #OklahomaVoice #Oklahoma

Over 1,000 gather in Oklahoma City as part of nationwide No Kings protests • Oklahoma Voice

More than 1,000 people joined a No Kings protest Saturday outside City Hall in Oklahoma City, donning ponchos and inflatable costumes in the rain to rally against President Donald Trump. 

Oklahoma Voice

>>Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin have all declined to release full lists. In Maine, Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows plans to deny a similar request, telling the Maine Morning Star that the DOJ can “go jump in the Gulf of Maine.”<<

https://oklahomavoice.com/briefs/doj-plans-to-ask-all-states-for-detailed-voting-info/

#Elections #VoterLists #Voters #OklahomaVoice #USPol #VoterRegistration #ElectionInterference

>>If cuts are made because hospitals can no longer afford staff, it doesn’t only affect Medicaid patients but all Oklahomans seeking care, Webber said.

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The most expensive services, like oncology and neonatal, are likely to be cut first, she said. <<

#Medicaid #Oklahoma #OklahomaVoice #Cancer #Oncology #Neonatal #Hospitals #HospitalClosure
https://oklahomavoice.com/2025/06/27/no-time-to-plan-for-fallout-of-potential-medicaid-cuts-in-oklahoma-hospital-officials-say/

AI will play a role in election misinformation. Experts are trying to fight back.

>>About half of the world’s population lives in countries that are holding elections this year. And the question isn’t really if AI will play a role in misinformation, Harper said, but rather how much of a role it will play.<<

#AI #DeepFakes #Misinformation #Disinformation #Election24 #OklahomaVoice
https://oklahomavoice.com/2024/08/18/ai-will-play-a-role-in-election-misinformation-experts-are-trying-to-fight-back/

AI will play a role in election misinformation. Experts are trying to fight back. • Oklahoma Voice

False videos about public officials are part of a growing wave of election-related content created by artificial intelligence.

Oklahoma Voice