Despite persistent rain Thursday, the event hosted at the Choctaw Event Center drew thousands from Oklahoma and Texas.
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With President Donald Trump stumping in our state this evening, StateImpact’s Logan Layden talked with OU political science professor Allyson Shortle about the politics of the visit.
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State law has never allowed changes to the sex designation on Oklahoman’s birth certificates, the state’s high court ruled.
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